A Hero on Every Page
Back in January, I admitted this would be a year of “building” for my brand, but I had no idea how much being an indie author would tax my creative soul. The reality of “indie publishing” measures up differently than the perception. At least for me. Isn’t that true of many things? Christmas is the …
Three Reasons Indie Publishing’s Not for Me and What It Taught Me Read More »
Ever since I started on this “author journey” I’ve considered what I was doing to be more the “indie author” path than the traditional publishing path. But this year taught me the truth. I wasn’t. Taking manuscripts from idea to published book BY MYSELF, as I’ve done with the three books in the REFLECTIONS series …
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November is halfway over. My Reflections series has been introduced, and I’m thankful for those of you who have purchased, read and reviewed the book. But it is only the first in a series, and I’m going to give you a peek inside the second book in the series today. Today’s excerpt comes from A …
A Preview of A Laboring Hand Read More »
I am a published author. It’s my job to write all the things…and when I finish writing them, to write something else. For the first time in five years, I don’t know what to write next. That doesn’t sound too bad, right? But it is. Because I don’t know if I even WANT to figure …
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Time for some honest reflection about this blog. I started it for a college class. I moved it to my website to help my ranking in search engines. But it has never gotten the following or engagement I hoped to find. I won’t remove it because…there’s a TON of content here. But, I’ve gone to …
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Last week, we started this interview with Kristen, owner of Kristen Corrects, Inc. in Idaho. I asked Kristen if she had any especially disagreeable authors (other than me) and what she would do when an author argued with her about her suggested changes. KRISTEN: I’ve had authors disagree with edits I’ve made to avoid a …
More Straight Talk from Editor Kristen Hamilton Read More »
Editors do important work. In fact, my choice to pursue traditional publishing has as much to do with getting quality editing for my work as it does to the whole avoiding marketing ideal. (Sadly, there is NO way to avoid that irksome task regardless of an author’s path.) I’ve worked with half a dozen editors. …
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Republishing a post from the early days of my blog…back when I was earning my college degree and had to write a “Ten-Minute Script.” This was first published on my middleagedcoed WordPress blog on February 9, 2013. What do you think? Words well within me, an unquenchable passion, until my fingers transfer them to the …
From the Archives: “I’m Not a Playwright” Read More »
Discussion holds the power to enlighten and inform. Of course, it needs to be a two-way conversation where listening happens as often as talking…and from both sides. In our crazy “You Can Do it All” world, it can be difficult to maintain the focus needed to accomplish any task well. That’s one of the things …
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The cover for the second book in the REFLECTIONS series will be unveiled soon. A Laboring Hand is the story of Jesus told by Martha of Bethany. And it’s a story that’s had a profound effect on the author writing it. I’ve always teased my sister about being bossy, but Martha has taken flak from …
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