It’s First Wednesday so it’s time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group post! February 7 question: What turns you off when visiting an author’s website/blog? Lack of information? A drone of negativity? Little mention of author’s books? Constant mention of books? When I visit another author’s website, I like to see someone who seems as…
Well, I got yet another rejection from an agent. The one I met at the SCWA Conference last Fall, who had requested a full manuscript, has decided she has enough authors after all and she needs to concentrate on the ones she has instead of taking on any new ones. I’m really not certain if…
We’ve been working hard at MailerLite’s demand. Seems that free email servers like gmail.com are no longer welcome. Email from those servers seem to be routed to the spam folders in most email accounts. I’ve never noticed any problems with my gmail account, but MailerLite is requiring that you validate a new email address (think…
What exactly does the life of a semi-retired writer look like? I generally go to bed fairly late, so I sleep in until 7:00 or 8:00. Once I get my chosen bottle or cup of caffeine in my hand, it’s off to check email and post on my social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Patreon, and…
We have started the year off as best we could. I stayed up until midnight and toasted the New Year with a glass of champagne (the roomie crashed on me). On New Year’s Day, we ate black-eyed peas and collard greens for luck. Let’s hope it works. I’ll be working on Book 2 this year.…
It’s First Wednesday, so it’s time for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group post! January 3 question: Do you follow back your readers on BookBub or do you only follow back other authors? I’m not a big BookBub afficionado so I don’t follow a lot of people over there. I spend more time on Goodreads and…