Do You NaNo? by Christa MacDonald
There’s a nip in the air, the leaves are turning fiery colors, and pumpkins are king. It’s autumn when many an author’s imagination turns to National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo -- https://nanowrimo.org/). What is NaNoWriMo? If you’re not familiar with this, it’s a challenge to write 50,000 words in the [...]
Helping Writers’ Dreams Come True: Guiding Light Women’s Fiction
Have you written a novel that you’d like to see published? I can help, and I’m not just talking about editing services. This month I started a new job that will let me make writers’ dreams come true! That’s right—I’m the new managing editor for Guiding Light Women’s Fiction, an [...]
Author Interview: Kimberly Rose Johnson
I'm like every other reader out there -- I love finding authors in my favorite genres so I can add to my to-be-read pile. That's why I'm excited to introduce you to Kimberly Rose Johnson, a writer of contemporary romance! But she also writes a bit of suspense. Here's how [...]
After the Book Launch … What’s Next?
You. Are. Awesome. Thank you so much for your support and encouragement during my debut novel’s book launch! With my crazy summer schedule, I felt completely unprepared and overwhelmed, but you showed up online every day to help me share the news. You’re the best fans a writer could ask [...]
Making Research Fun by Donna Schlachter
I’ve seen the way some authors’ eyes nearly roll up into their heads at the word, “research.” After all, that’s just dry, boring stuff. We’re always told to “write what we know.” If we have to research a topic, we aren’t writing what we know. I used to write what [...]