I’ve recently subscribed to a “TV” streaming service (it has a lot of well-known channels like Hallmark, INSP, METV, etc) and have found a channel that shows old Star Trek episodes (TOS is The Original Series for you non-Trekkers out there!). Of course, as you’d expect from a show from nearly 60 years ago, the…
First Wednesday again – time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group post! March 1 question – Have you ever read a line in novel or a clever plot twist that caused you to have author envy? I have author envy all the time! Sometimes I have to stop and reread a line or two just…
I had an interesting question at my recent talk: How do you know how much research to do when you’re putting your setting into place? If you’ve been writing for a while (or if you’re just interested in learning), you know what a rabbit hole research can be! You start out trying to find what…
My talk seemed to go over well today. At least, most everyone seemed interested and I got some good questions afterwards and sold some copies of the book, so that’s great. I think, after it’s all said and done, though, that I’ll change things up and restructure the lecture into a participatory event where the…
I’ll be giving my little class next week: a behind-the-scenes look at a mystery story. I’ll also be selling copies of Carolina Crimes: Rock, Roll, & Ruin. Here’s what I have so far: I’m going to toss in a little behind-the-scenes information about how I personally write my stories, but this will be the gist…
Time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group Post! February 1 question – If you are an Indie author, do you make your own covers or purchase them? If you publish trad, how much input do you have about what goes on your cover? I’m pretty much traditionally published, but with small presses. My publisher ran…
Enjoyed the Author Expo – it was a well-organized & well-run event. Everything seemed to flow along without snags & the library had everything set up in a pleasing manner in a large room, so we weren’t crowded together or cramped. Sold some books, so that’s good (not a whole lot, but some is better…
I’ve also been asked to host a lecture at the local retirement community. This will be based on Carolina Crimes: Rock, Roll, & Ruin and will be a “behind the scenes” talk about the life of an author and how to research a story. We were aiming for January 25 but the activities director came…
I’ve been asked to attend the Greenville Library’s Southern Author Expo in two weeks (January 21). This will feature 5 local speakers and 19 authors who will be selling copies of their books. I’ll be selling copies of Carolina Crimes: Rock, Roll, & Ruin and my alter ego will be selling Under Western Skies…
It’s First Wednesday, so it’s time for another of our IWSG posts! January 4 question – Do you have a word of the year? Is there one word that sums up what you need to work on or change in the coming year? For instance, in 2021 my word of the year was Finish. I…