There’s been a lot of back and forth this week about Facebook and whether the social network is a worthwhile part of your marketing plan. Since both Dear Author and Smart Bitches covered the economics of the issue in great depth, I won’t rehash the arguments. (I do recommend you read their blog posts however.)…
Five Favorite Quotes from Art & Fear by Bayles & Orland
Last week I mentioned that I was re-reading my copy of Art & Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland as preparation for moving out of my comfort zone. This week, as I continue to circle page 1 of the super-seekrit project, I thought I’d share with you a few of my favorite quotes. If you…
Fearlessness
…tolerance for uncertainty is the prerequisite to succeeding. (Art and Fear, David Bayles & Ted Orland 1993) Sorry this post is late this week. I was under the gun to get the revisions done on the final book of my 72 Hours Till Love trilogy. My editor hasn’t signed off quite yet, but the end…
Writing Productivity Series: Soraya Lane
Soraya Lane sold to Harlequin after I did. Somehow, though, she managed to not only write as many HQ titles as I have, but squeeze in some indie titles as well (including her critically-acclaimed Montana Series) and recently signed a multi-book deal with another publisher. Oh, and yeah, and she had two children. She’s…
The Path to Writing Success
For a while now, I’ve advocated the turtle method of writing success. Slow and steady wins the race. It’s something I learned from listening to Brenda Novak speak: To make the best progress, keep your head down and focus on your own business. When you start worrying about the competition around you is when you…
Life During the Downtime
I finished Larissa’s story on Monday and sent it off to the lovely Flo (she who makes me look brilliant) for reviewing. Sadly, I’ve already dropped the ball on one of my 2014 goals which was to give her a clean, already revised manuscript. One of the things I hate is that she ends up…
Snow Day
It used to be that a snow day meant Tattoo was home from school. So now that he’s in college, you’d think a snow day would involve nothing more than me curled up with my Alphasmart while the snow piled up outside. Not so fast. Snow days have brought a new phenomenon here in Empty…
Cover Reveal
Check out the Cover for Swept Away by the Tycoon (Chloe’s story).
Writing Productivity 2
An Interview with Maisey Yates USA TODAY Bestselling author, Maisey Yates, and I sold within months of each other. In fact, we were both plucked from the slush pile by the same editor. Now I could be bitter and jealous over the fact that in the same amount of time, Maisey has managed to not…