Can you guess what it is? What is your biggest complaint as an author? Is it the piddly sales? Maybe for a few of you but for most of us the money isn’t the reason we write, is it? Is it sitting for hours while you pour your heart out onto the pages? Not likely.… Continue reading My Best Writing Tool Can’t Even Access the Internet
Month: July 2019
You Can Catch More Flies with Honey
I’ve spent about 15 years of my working life in the hospitality industry. I’ve worked both back of house (kitchen, dishwashing, prep) and front of house (serving). I love being a waitress though. Some say I am good at what I do. I say I am not the best waitress in the world — but… Continue reading You Can Catch More Flies with Honey
The Writer’s Planner
Do writers really use planners? Yes, some of us do. Some writers like to create their stories and books by the seat of their pants (they are appropriately called “pantsers”) but for many writers of both fiction and non-fiction, not knowing what they are going to write, who their characters are, and what order events… Continue reading The Writer’s Planner
How to NOT Kill Your Teenager
If you have teenagers you have likely had days where you thought that you might kill them — not literally of course. But in your imagination. And I want you to remember one thing: you are human. Just because you are a parent does not mean that you have the patience of a saint. Just… Continue reading How to NOT Kill Your Teenager