Now, I know you read a lot. Because, you're a writer. And writers not only write, they read. It's the way of the world. Reading is why most of us got into this game in the first place. (Brief aside: you'd be surprised how many wannabe writers I've run into who don't read. When someone […]
If you enter the title of my novel, Emma Jean's Bad Behavior, into the Amazon search engine, up my book will pop, despite the fact that its pub date is not until February 12th. And no, there's nothing about pre-ordering it mentioned on the page. It's just there. For sale. I found this out thanks […]
This is a paid review for the BlogHer Book Club, but the opinions expressed are mine and mine alone! The book I'm reviewing today is a bit of a departure for me, or at least these pages, where we focus on literary and creative writing topics. But in a part of my life I don't […]
This is a paid book review for the BlogHer book club, but the opinions expressed are mine and mine alone! Any book I read (and I try to read a lot, because that's what writers do) I read through the eyes of a writer. Once you being writing, reading is a whole different experience, because […]
I attended a party over the weekend, where I was introduced to a couple of other writers (we already have plans to do Happy Hour together, we had so much fun). But one of them asked me, "You mean people still have dreams of getting their books published? Are any books even being published these […]
I'm enduring a messiness of mind this week. It feels like I've been on a full-out run since mid-December. There's the mad Christmas rush, of course, followed by New Year's and my daughter's birthday. And then I had to get organized for my trip to Nashville last week, which was more complicated than usual because […]
The thing about writing is that you can accomplish it without much in the way of tools. Really, all you need to finish a book is something to write on and something to write with. Of course, a computer is also helpful, but strictly speaking, it is not a requirement. Theoretically, you could write your […]
I'm starting a new feature today. It is "Inspiration Friday," and because I am a right-brained creature through and through and I will get bored if I allow myself only one thing to post about, it is going to be a mish-mash. A mish-mash with a common theme–something that has inspired me the previous week. […]
Female Nomad and Friends: Tales of Breaking Free and Breaking Bread Around the World by Rita Golden Gelman I leaped at the chance to review this book because I was familiar with Gelman's first book, Tales of a Female Nomad and was happy to hear she'd written another one. To understand the premise of the […]
I'm playing around with a new character, whose life is defined by the books she reads. And this has made me ponder how intertwined my life is with the books I read. I refer to characters from books I've read in my brain all the time, sometimes learning from their actions, or using what they […]
