Thoughts on “New Adult” plus a WANT giveaway
There was a small ripple on Twitter last year about an emerging genre featuring post-high school characters that were often in college or just out. It was kind of upper-YA, but went a bit further. The...
View ArticleIs the book biz oversaturated?
Confession: I haven’t read a book in months. I’m a writer and I haven’t read for pleasure in I don’t even know how long. I don’t know the latest titles, emerging authors or which series is set to...
View ArticlePart II: When the Muse Goes AWOL: Planning a Resurrection
You were once a social media maven. You had a real, live fan base. Small, but respectable and loyal. These readers got you and what you were putting out. And you let them down. (In my case, poor Lewis...
View ArticlePart IV: When the Muse Goes AWOL: Finding Your raison d’être
Quick question: Why did you start writing? There’s no wrong answer. (Unless it was to get rich and famous. Then we’re all going to laugh at you.) I know exactly why I started writing (creatively). I...
View ArticleLessons from the day job you should apply to your writing gig
For many of us, creative writing is not our main job. (Cue sobbing.) Just in my small circle of writer friends we are CEOs, sales clerks, IT nerds, teachers, technical writers and office drones....
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