The Self-Made Writer

Image source: wikihow.com Do you dream of selling your book to a big New York publisher?  I’ve done that, but the market is ever-...

Every now and then, my husband catches me staring off into the distance, paying no attention at all to what’s going on around me. The V...

Many years ago, I went bowling with a big group, all of us related in one way or another. I love to recreate as much as the next per...

Characters that fail to engage are among the most common reasons that books are rejected or poorly received. What are your characters h...

Deb Vanasse at book festival Once your book has launched, how do you make sure it continues to get noticed? One way is to make author...

Sunrise at Tutka Bay Writers Retreat Sleep on your writing; take a walk over it; scrutinize it of a morning; review it of an afternoon...

Ah, summer! No matter where you live, it feels so fleeting. What’s an author to do? I’ve known writers who refused to write in the ...