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…
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…
Happy Holidays! If you still haven’t found that perfect gift for your reader or writer, here are some ideas for you: Who could resist a pair of Library Socks from Out of Print? Keep your writer’s feet warm in style with these socks, printed to resemble a library book’s check-out page. They come in a variety of…
Hard to believe another year’s almost gone! Hoping your holidays, whichever ones you celebrate, are all happy and that you have a wonderful New Year! I’m spending Christmas Day with my sister and her son (and her dog), then working double-time to finish a few stories before the end of the month. On New Year’s…
IWSG December 7 question – It’s holiday time! Are the holidays a time to catch up or fall behind on writer goals? There are a lot of holidays in November and December! Dia de Los Muertes (Day of the Dead), Diwali, Solstice, Armistice (or Remembrance or Veteran’s) Day, Hannukah—and of course, for Americans and Christians,…
Found a new urban fantasy series: Mel Todd’s Twisted Luck series. The first book is called My Luck and is about a young woman whose life is a catastrophe … literally. She has the worst luck, always. In this world, magic exists and mages must be registered, lest they go rogue. Cori must deal with…
I love NK Jemisin’s City stories and this new one is not disappointing! I’m only part-way through, but already I’m back in her world, where ordinary humans find themselves functioning as avatars for their home cities. The inter dimensional enemy is back … or rather, never fully left … and New York plus his boroughs…
It’s First Wednesday, and that means a new Insecure Writers’ Support Group post! This month’s question is: November is National Novel Writing Month. Have you ever participated? If not, why not? I have been doing NaNoWriMo since 2011 and have usually managed to “win” (you don’t get any real prizes, just satisfaction at making your…
The SCWA Conference is over (sadness) and now that I’m home, I can transcribe some of what I’ve learned for your edification and amusement. I’ll be posting a photo album over on the official website. Friday afternoon I signed up for Leigh Stein’s Tailgate Workshop “How to Pitch Your Book.” Wow, did we learn a…