I am efficient. Let’s get that clear right now. Efficient. Not lazy, no sir-ee-bob. Okay, you caught me. Despite being perfectly capable of…
Dear Writer: Get a New Hobby
If I do not write in some capacity, I suffer. I imagine it is much the same for other writers. You have to…
9 Ways to Zhuzh Up Your Author Table at Your Next Conference
Conference season is upon us. Ready or not, here readers come. Last week’s blog post detailed what you absolutely need for your author…
First Conference as an Author? Here’s What You Actually Need for Your Table
Ready or not, the summer conferences are coming back in full force. If you only recently put out your first book (first of…
How to Make Your Characters Sound More Like Themselves
I think every writer goes through the experience of reading back the page they’ve just written and realizing that—though there might be quotation…
5 Ways Writers Can Use Google Sites to Connect With Their Readers (and Even Other Writers)
It goes without saying that we are living in a digital world and I am a digital girl. We carry computers in our…
New Course: Build Your Author Website with Google Sites
I am giggling as I type this blog post. I have been meaning to get this course out for so, so long, and…
Friendly Reminder: This is Not a Competition
For National Novel Writing Month, a participant’s goal is to write 50,000 words during November’s thirty days. I have personally seen a writer…
Members of the Write Gym: Advice for NaNoWriMo First-Timers
The temperatures are cooling, the leaves are changing color, Halloween lovers are vibrating with excitement, and the frenzy for pumpkin spice has taken…
How to Actually Learn Story Structure Once and For All
If you are participating in National Novel Writing Month this year, you might be in the swing of Preptober things right now—taking the…