What is “hate posting” really getting you?
We all have things we don’t like. And some of us, including myself, can be really vocal about the ways that media fail us or piss us off. Social media is a place to vent our feelings, especially if as is the case for many of us, we’re pretty isolated in...
Interview with Zara West #WriteTalkWednesday
Air Date: 11/15/23 | Episode 7 About our Guest In a life full of misadventures, award-winning author Zara West has had sunstroke on the top of a Greek mountain, been partially trampled by a herd of four hundred sheep, and while she has never been kidnapped, she has...
How can we market when the world is burning?
Global crises can make us wonder when is it appropriate to mention them in terms of our book marketing. How much is too much, especially when for fiction authors, many of them write (and readers read their books) as an escape? Authors are afraid of revealing their...
Interview with WT Meadows #WriteTalkWednesday
Air Date: 11/8/2023Episode #6 In our second interview with authors who have completed #NaNoWriMo I’m chatting with WT Meadows about his book Introduction Events and it’s ten-year journey from NaNo project to published, as well as his very successful...
Interview with D.V. Stone #WriteTalkWednesday
Air Date: 11/1/23 In the first of our #NaNoWriMo 2023 interviews, I’m joined by multi-genre author D.V. Stone who will talk about how she successfully completed NaNoWriMo and offer encouragement to those participating this year. Promoted Book One man’s...
Final Prep for #NaNoWriMo #WriteTalkWednesday
Air Date: 10/25/2023 Episode #4 Our final NaNoWriMo prep episode provides some last minute considerations, things to think about, and reminders about setting goals and how to bounce back when life happens. I hope you’ve enjoyed this series and it’s...
The Fallacy of a One Size Fits All Publishing Paradigm
If you listen to those who bill themselves as experts, they’ll tell you that there’s one way to make it as an author. There are groups which tell you that if you produce a certain number of books, you’ll be making a five-figure income. They’ll...
Zen and the Art of #NaNoWriMo #WriteTalkWednesday
Air Date: October 18, 2023Episode #3 Life happens and it tends to really like to happen during the month of NaNoWriMo. In this episode I talk about some ways to regather, regroup, and even begin again should life happen to your NaNo project. There’s lots of...