After the wonderful wild rush of happiness that comes with finishing the first draft of a book, I’m always eager to begin the first read-through. After all, didn’t I just spend months researching and creating […]
I just finished the first draft of my latest book, the eighth in the series and my first completed writing project in nearly two years. I’m done. And it feels AMAZING! Next comes printing the […]
I was against self-publishing for quite some time. It just wasn’t for me, no way, nohow, mainly because of the following two stumbling blocks: I felt bombarded with stories (from NPR, agency sites, advice from […]
I’m not going to use the word “stuck,” because it isn’t completely accurate. Finding the right word or phrase is always important, and stuck sounds so negative. Like I’m stuck in something sticky and unpleasant, […]
I’ve been making kind of amazing progress on my latest book the past week or so, finally well past the halfway point and seeing the light at the end of the story. At the same […]
I recently found myself in a conversation about codes and Bletchley Park, and not only did I know what Bletchley Park was and why it was important in WWII, I was able to impart my […]
Now that I’m really doing it, actually selling my books through Amazon as a self-published author, suddenly I’m faced with something I have a really hard time doing: effective self-promotion. I never mind when other […]
As I’m rereading my series for the first time in more than a year, I’m reminded of how amazingly FUN it was to write these books. The researching online – on Wikipedia and Google Earth, […]
As August 1 approaches, the next landmark date for my baby publishing project, I’m taking stock of where I am in this whole process. I’ve written seven completed books to date in the series, recently […]
