Jan 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
This is such a great description of how to write a good essay. Cut to Bleed People tell me all the time I am brave to put personal things out there on the page. I don’t see it as bravery. I see it as essential, if you want your readers to believe. Of course, I...
Dec 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
So, authors have a strong opinion about Amazon. Through details that I don’t quite understand, but involve discounted prices, books sold on Amazon don’t pay as much to authors (unless you self publish). And it’s best to support independent...
Dec 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
Eons ago, when I rode the Park Service Visitor Center desk, I could see them arrive. Frazzled. Overwhelmed. On an itinerary–five parks in five days! Plopping their elbows on the counter, they would ask the Question That Cannot Be Answered. “If we (pay for...
Nov 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
A recent conversation in an online writer’s forum went like this: New author: “I was told by my publisher I needed to use Twitter.” Other authors: “Twitter is great, you can connect with others, retweet, blah blah.” Me: Ugh. Confession: I...
Oct 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
This is probably the most FAQ I get! And my response is to shrug and say “I don’t know.” When you self publish, you know this. But with traditional publishing, you are basically on a need to know basis. Yes, you can bug your publisher, but after a...
Sep 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
I eagerly opened up a blog I had been following for a while. Its owner had been engaged in an athletic pursuit, not one that is particularly noteworthy, since hundreds of other people do it, but still, worthy of some praise. I wanted to see how this person had fared...
