Disarming the “Not Enough” Trap
There’s a common thread that runs through the disappointment that comes with low sales or publisher and agent rejections. When you submit a proposal for a conference and it doesn’t get accepted or when you submit a resume for a job and you don’t get...
Reclaim Your Energy from “Guru” Drain
Imagine this… You’re sitting at your desk and an ad crosses your social media feed or maybe you see someone post about a class that really helped them. You go to look at the website and it’s a slick marketing page. And the class costs $497 but...
Authors, Let’s Talk About Substack
Watching people celebrate a platform, and even remain on it, after it’s been public for a while now that the platform sees nothing wrong in making money from hate speech (to put it mildly, more like fascism and naziism), is a lot like watching authors submit and...
Choosing A Publisher and Why I Am A Hybrid Author #WriteTalkWednesday
It’s been a long time, probably close to a decade, since I worked with a publisher; however, recently I made the decision to return to working with Changeling Press, a publisher I’d worked with before and enjoyed publishing with. This episode has me...
Interview with PL Sanderson #WriteTalkWednesday
https://youtu.be/DK0AKzp8Tw8 About our Guest: Phillip has enjoyed a 30+ year career as a high school mathematics teacher but is now excited to explore another of his lifelong passions, writing. He has been a closet writer for many years, sharing only with family and...
Interview with G Clatworthy #WriteTalkWednesday
About our Guest: G Clatworthy started writing during the 2020 lockdown (her first book was called The Girl Who Lost Her Listening Ears, which tells you all you need to know about lockdown!). She soon switched to urban fantasy and she loves mixing the magical with the...
Authors Are No Longer (Just) Word Crafters
A long time ago there was the belief, a myth really because I don’t think it ever was true, that authors wrote books, sent them off to agents who sold them to publishers who published them and got them in front of readers. Sure, authors attended genre and more...
Interview with Scott Walker #WriteTalkWednesday
https://youtu.be/tidEump83nM SHOW NOTE My voice starts going at the end of this episode (thank you Spring Allergies + Cold Blargh!), so my apologizes for sounding funny (funnier than usual?). Thanks for understanding. About our Guest: L.A. Scott currently writes cozy...