Yes, You Can Be a Writer –Even Without A Visual Imagination

Not everyone has a visual imagination. Apparently, there are many of you out there who can ‘see’ the story in … More

Dealing With The Emotional Roller-Coaster of Being A Writer

Being a writer — published or not — can be a roller coaster of emotions.

From book reviews, to mentor feedback, to other’s people’s successes, it can be a minefield.

Even for me.

Today’s Author Spotlight is on Danielle Ackley-McPhail, an award winning author, editor, and publisher with over 25 years experience.

Check out ETERNAL WANDERINGS – set in a world where Irish elves fight evil demigods in NYC.

AND!

Her Kickstarter for a SF collection of stories of humanity finding proof that we aren’t alone in this immense universe.

Whether you’re writing a stand-alone novel, an 7 book/tv-season long show, or a 22 movies long franchise, you’ve got to get the ending right.

All the endings right.

Otherwise? Your readers or viewers will feel cheated.

Did you ever get the feeling that you were NEVER going to finish your revisions?

I’m definitely feeling that way these days, as you might be able to tell from my runner-up titles for this post, including:

Today’s Author Spotlight is on Kelly Brakenhoff. A mystery novelist, whose debut novel: DEATH BY DISSERTATION just came out!

This week, I managed to go to the book launch of “Struggling With Serendipity“, a memoir from a blogger I’ve … More

I know some writers hate NaNoWriMo and others love it. And agents are understandably wary of any NaNo novel that’s … More

Today’s Author Spotlight is on Michelle D. Sonnier.

– writing dark urban fantasy and gaslamp fantasies.