I’ve reached a new phase of my writing career and I find myself wondering: can I do it? For years I’ve been studying the craft of writing fiction. I worked on manuscripts, but tossed most of them aside (the plots have more holes than Baby Swiss). When I finally figured out the plots, my characters […]
Grab Your Hammer – We’re Building a Platform – Pt. 1
I’m ready to take the next step in building my platform. I’ve already got the blog going (thanks for following!!), I’ve got my name in two local papers on a regular basis (and a couple of times in a national market), and I’ve been doing my best to meet agents, editors, and other writers at […]
I did it! I sold it!
Another first in my writing career – I successfully queried a local paper and sold them reprint rights for an article I wrote for another local paper (I live in a small, rural area – lots of small weekly papers that reach different counties). This is the first time I’ve been able to write one […]