To paraphrase the immortal words of Sally Field: I like it, I really like it. What is it that I like so much? Being an author. Let me explain with a couple of stories. Story #1. Years ago, I began working with a coach. I told her that my deepest desire was to publish a […]
Okay, it's not exactly everything, but it's a lot about what I learned in the process of getting Emma Jean out into the world. And it is–you guessed it–another interview. This one is over at Patrick Ross's blog, the Artist's Road. I feel a bit smug about Patrick because I was one of the first […]
The advanced proof of my novel! So, as most of you know, my novel, Emma Jean's Bad Behavior, debuts on February 12th. The road to getting published was long. Veeeeerrrrry long. And I learned a few things along the way, like what it takes to get a book out into the world. So […]
I'm pleased to present an interview with naturopath Dr. Pamela Jeanne. She and I worked together on her just-released book, Healing Matters, and in this interview she opens a window into the self-publishing process. Could you start by telling a bit about the book? The main theme of the book is celebrating and honoring the […]
So by now everyone in the North American hemisphere knows that I've gotten an offer to have my novel published. (If they haven't, I'll do my best to make sure they do over the next couple of days.) On Monday, I wrote an initial post about the news. Yesterday, I wrote a bit more. […]
The press that will print my book. Kidding. On Monday, I told you that a small publishing house has agreed to publish my novel. Today, I'm going to tell the story of how it came about. (It feels a little weird to be writing so much about it, seeing as how all I know so […]
As most of you know, I've written several novels and have been obsessively heavily marketing the most recent one, Emma Jean's Bad Behavior. Over and over again, I get the same response from agents: We love it. But… But Emma Jean is too brash. But Emma Jean is unlikeable (because she does what she wants […]
Well, its not that far, really. I'm heading up to the Washington coast to visit my Nashville friend Sue at her father's place. What makes it feel far, far away is that there is no internet service and no cell phone service. No blogging! No Twitter! No text messaging! However, I'm only going to be […]
I'm reading a novel published by a smaller press. Sometimes the reason why novels don't get picked up by a big publishing house (or picked up at all) is a mystery. But in this particular case I have some thoughts. Its really a very good novel in many ways–compelling subject, lots of conflict, interesting situation. […]
So, I wrote a post about Michael Phelps last week and how he used rejection and ridicule (who's laughing now, twitty teenagers who made fun of him? Huh? Huh?) to spur himself on. I mentioned that perhaps we writers could take a page from ol' Michael's book and use that same technique when we get […]
