What Cons Are Looking For In Panelists

So, you’ve published a book and now you’ve got to market yourself. You’ve done the Facebook ads and giveaways. Now? … More

Five Years Of Blogging

For a lady who started blogging, just to keep her website from looking empty, after blogging had already peaked and was on its way out… here I am, 5 years later.

Introducing: The Facebook for Fictional Characters!

Ever wanted a Fb… but for your own characters?

Have you ever played with the canon of Harry Potter, Paul Atreides, or Elizabeth Bennett?

Ch@ractrRealms is here!

Create new chars, add canon to literary favs, and up (or downvote) others’ additions to the canon.

Writing, Focus, and Accountability

I don’t know about you, but these days, my focus comes and goes in spurts. Trying to get anything done … More

Writing In The Time of Covid-19

Last week, I was working from home with a normal cold.

This week? We’re all in ‘social isolation’, everything’s been canceled, and toilet paper’s worth more than gold. And the end-date keeps moving.

Here are some ways I’m trying to keep productive, stave off cabin fever, and stay connected.

Fighting Impostor Syndrome

We’ve all been there.

Hesitating. Feeling out of our depth. And desperately trying to fake it til we make it.

Here are the ways I try to cope — and the exciting news that spurred this bout of impostor syndrome.

When Writing? Small Changes Can Fix Big Issues

What do you do when a friend helping critique you work says you got it all wrong?

The fix might be easier than you think.

The Secret To Writing

Did you know there’s a way to take your writing from draft to beloved classic? Something often skipped when you’re learning all the ‘should’ and ‘should nots’ of the novelist’s world?

3 Why You Shouldn’t Set New Year’s Resolutions (and why I did)

Goals aren’t for everyone. Goals in January? Even less so.

For some of us, setting goals is just setting ourselves up for failure. You need to take a good hard look at where you are, where you want to go, and what stands in your way.