Five Questions To Start the New Year Right
It’s that time of year again when my social media feeds are full of ads for programs designed to boost your creativity and your productivity in the new year. People are making posts about their “word for the year” and for the low price of only $19 or...
Season 2 Update for #WriteTalkWednesday
I am pleased to announce that after a very long hiatus we’re back for season 2. Listen to the podcast or watch the video to find out when we launch and how you can be a guest. Let’s see if we can fill 2025 with author...
Queer Authors Facebook May Be Removing Your Content
As if being an author online, and one who is either queer or writes stories with queer characters, wasn’t difficult enough, there’s a new thing to worry about. Recently it’s been reported that Facebook is removing groups and content which contains...
The Best Gift for Authors During the Holidays
The best gift for authors isn’t something that costs a lot of money. I’m not pushing you to buy any of my courses or book any sessions with me. There are no holiday discounts. That’s because the best gift you can give the author in your life is the...
Take Advantage of Free Verification on Bluesky and Mastodon
You can be anyone you want to be on the internet, and it’s true. I once ran a short-lived social media account for SuperDuck, my pet house duck. As far as I know I’m not a duck, though my duck thinks that he’s a “people”. Meta allows you...
How To Write When Your Mind Goes Blank
One of the most frustrating symptoms of my ADHD is when I’m writing a blog and my mind just stops. My mind goes blank. That train of thought has left the station without informing me of its destination, and I’m left staring at a blank screen wondering what...
Why You Need To Backup Your Writing Beyond The Cloud
When it comes to making a backup of your writing, it’s easy these days to default to saving it in the cloud. Services like OneDrive or Google Drive make it easy to keep copies, but with companies selling your data to train AI, increasing threats from political...
Make Your Author Newsletter Count For More Subscribers
A few months ago, I blogged about what political texts taught me about marketing. And then a recent article crossed my social media feed that basically said that consumers are opting out (as many as 40% a week) from marketing communications due to a few reasons. The...