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Who Am I Kidding?
I always said I would write a book. As a child, I would make up stories in my head, and as a teenager, I started my…
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The Writer Who Wasn’t
I have a tough question for any aspiring and emerging writers. What’s that? You don’t like deep probing? Well, who besides a proctologist does? Don’t worry;…
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Blogging Is So Yesterday
Once again, I am the heavy-diapered, left-footed toddler struggling to keep up with the big boys and girls. In a recent post by the wonderful blogger…
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Why I Will Never Have A Bestseller
There are two reasons I will never write a bestseller. Well, actually, there are more reasons than there are cockroaches, but there are only two I…
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Mr. Nasty Pants Vs. The Wannabe
Keeping my pantaloons-challenged personality fiend at bay is difficult. Like dead fish after an oil spill, he just keeps surfacing. My most recent conversation with Mr.…
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A Glass Half-Empty Stroll
I’m edgy. No word yet from my editor. Plenty of conversations with Mr. Nasty Pants, my self-esteem damaging imp. And not sure what to post about.…
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Contracts, Edits, And Errata OR The Least Creative Title Ever
As promised, today’s post will be the last in my three-part series introducing my novel, The Seneca Scourge. From contract to errata. How sexy is that? The…
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Mr. Nasty Pants Gets Bested By You And Haiku
My pantaloons-challenged fiend has resurfaced. Right on schedule. And although sharing the latest confidence-bashing session feels unprofessional, I promised to blog honestly about my transition into…
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15 Steps For Dealing With A Bad Book Review
It was only a matter of time. One cannot enjoy 4- and 5-star reviews indefinitely. Yep, I gotta a two-er. A big, fat, stinky two-er. And…
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Pantsers, Outliners, And Chapter One Paralysis
Many of you have heard the terms outliner vs. pantser when it comes to writing fiction. Pantsers are those who write by the seat of their…
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“I get up. I walk. I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing.”—Daniel Hillel I discovered this quote in Bird by Bird, a book on writing by…
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