A Hero on Every Page
I really excited to let you know that I’m pursing certification. My passion for helping writers hasn’t produced much of an income stream in the year I’ve been actively doing it, but if you know me at all, things are never about the money for me.
This poem was posted last year on the blog (with minor changes),but since I’m waiting again, it seemed pertinent. Again. WaitingWhen I’m anticipatingA certain answerSomething cringesWhile I’m waiting The moment tension’s abatingOver that caller IDOr a specific emailThat I’ve been awaiting There’s no sense understatingThe emotional swirlWhen the answer comesAfter many weeks waiting My heart’s …
Water falls and feels no fear. Water falls into new depths. Water plunges and rushes onward. There’s no hesitation with water. Some days, I wish I could take the plunge into the unknown with unaffected abandon. Let go of the worries. Fall of the precipice, spread hope like a parasail and glide to new heights. …
On a recent camping trip, I stopped to smell the roses and learned a lesson about aging. A rose by any other color…no, that’s not how Shakespeare said it. The day dawned with cloudless blue skies. Joy! I would spend the day with my sister who was driving from Lincoln City to the campground in …
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Writers need editors. Editors need writers, too, because that’s who pays them for their work.
If you’re a writer, there are a few newsletters you should subscribe to. That’s simply because they offer valuable content nearly every week. If you want the best advice a bestselling author gives, you’ll find it here. Most of us have too many newsletters clogging our inboxes. I know I do. Lists I subscribed to …
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Mostly, I’m taking the summer off from blogging here. I hoped that meant I’d be sending out better newsletters to those writers on my coaching list, but mostly it just means I’m not posting anything anywhere. Well, except for social media. But I am writing. This month, my goal is to write for one hour …
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Genre matters for fiction writers because it places their book in front of the right audience. The irony of this title is the idea that someone who has written in five different fiction genres can help you choose the right “one.”
Support of an author runs deeper than buying books. It’s even about more than leaving a review. Read on to find out six ways to support your favorite author.
No one wants to be the weak link in the chain. I know I don’t. I think my mom would say that makes me proud. Today, I’m sharing one of the flash fiction stories I wrote in April that didn’t make the cut for the contest I’m entering at the end of this month. I’d …
