Being a writer is no easy task. Most of the time, you have to put in the time and the effort to give your story life, but the work doesn’t end there, especially if you self-publish. Once the story is in the pipeline for printing, you have to promote yourself, market yourself and be your…
Category: The Writing Process
These posts are related to my writing. They could include excerpts from my published works, but they’ll definitely give you insight into what’s going on in my head as I write.
For want of a waffle, the script was lost
(Note to readers: I wrote this on Facebook in March 2015, but thought it would be good to share on the blog. Before I started penning novels, much of my early writing involved stage plays, especially since I acted in middle and high school.) Never let it be said that something is “lost forever,” especially…
Tale of a one-room schoolhouse screams to be told
I’ve written for as long as I can remember. Even before I got my own computer, this boy with a love for country living was creating stories in some form or fashion. For the last eight years, writing books has consumed much of my world (along with one really wonderful play, which I’ll talk about…
Capturing the author’s good side more challenging with self-publishing
With most books these days, you get to see a photo of the person writing the story you’re either about to read or have already read. Many times it’s on the back cover, but there are others who put in on a specific page about the author. If you look at some of the photos,…
Christmas in July takes new meaning when you’re an author
We’ve finished celebrating Independence Day as I write this, but yet I’m in a Christmas state of mind. Before everyone starts railing against me and telling me how Christmas is over-hyped and over-commercialized and so on, I said it’s a state of mind I’m in. I haven’t got the tree up, no mistletoe is hanging…
Mommas, don’t let your novels grow up to be movies
I’ve been writing books for a number of years now, and one of the more common comments I hear from people who learn this is, “Maybe someday they’ll turn one of your books into a movie.” I hope not. I realize how surprising that sounds, but I have no interest in having any of my…
Fact or fiction? The inner workings of the reality in novels
This week, schools are celebrating “Read Across America” with a wide variety of reading activities. Definitely a positive thing, in my view, as it promotes lifelong reading, which is good, as no readers in the world would result in my life not having any meaning. I don’t write a lot regarding the intricacies of crafting…
