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Who You Might Have Been?

One of the results of being published is that other women writers and would-be writers are now reaching out to me to tell me their story. Dreams of always wanting [More…]

Independent Publishing – the Wild Wild West!

Independent authors are the new pioneers. Go West Young Man became the mantra for the Nineteenth Century migration. Adventurous and bold men and women packed all of their belongings into [More…]

Writing Dreams

From the time I began writing in my early teens I have imagined walking into a bookstore and seeing my book on the shelf. In my fantasy, I pull it [More…]

First Sales Are the Sweetest

I am thoroughly enjoying my first month as a real life honest to goodness published writer. It is a new time. A tender time of watching and waiting The unfurling [More…]

Such Excitement Will Never Come Again…

A proof of my novel, is scheduled to arrive in the mail today. In case you missed the point – a copy of my book (smelling of fresh ink and [More…]

Writers Are Weird

Publication is a result of writing, not the goal

Hanging out with Elizabeth Berg and John Steinbeck in Positano, Italy

I have never been a person who has cared about money, or perhaps more accurately, I have never cared about having an excess of money. My financial goals were basically [More…]

ePublishing – What I Would Have Done Differently, So Far

When I started this blog, I promised to share the process of publishing an eBook with you – both the good and the bad. Well, my book has only been [More…]

Censorship and the Young Writer

I probably started writing at around the age of 12 or 13. I vaguely remember writing about a girl named Tony, which I thought was really clever. A girl with [More…]

Quiz – Should You Become a Writer?

I turn on my laptop this morning, check Amazon for sales for my novel, (over 20 now – Woo Hoo!), and somewhere along the way come across a website with [More…]