Growing up I had cats. They spent most of their time outdoors so cuddling on the couch didn't happen often. But they were friendly and,...

The age-old question that millions ask each day. What are you doing? What did you do at school? What do you want to eat? What movie...

When my children were little, I always told them, "You are successful if you can support yourself. It doesn't matter if you are the...

I love photography. I love my dog. Ergo, I love all photos of my dog. For my next book, I wish to add a small photo on the back cover. ...

What things can you do to get your books out there? All the things below take time and persistence. Find bloggers who review books. Send...

Recently, I attended a webinar that spoke about writing characters and short stories. I love to write short stories. It's the longer...

Even though I plowed through and wrote, "The End" on my first 40,000 word novel, I'm not really done. I think this part is the hardest. ...

I've been in the midst of reformatting all my paperbacks to sell on Amazon. The books are essentially the same except for the newer...

"Write something, anything!" That's what they say when you have writer's block. This past snowy weekend I've done what all the blogs...

One of the hardest things for me about writing is rewriting. It's taking the helping verbs and turning them into action verbs. The...

I've been working on my manuscript and felt inspired. I'm going to write a blog post about this. But before I got to this page, I...

It would tell you of the lovers that kissed under its leaves. It would count off the moons that glazed its leaves at night. It would...

There is a river of darkness that runs beneath the soul. A foul flowing of hatred towards oneself and the world. It's seeded in failure....

Lord I wrote a book and thought it's good All of my friends liked its look I'm really trying but agent's aren't buying My little book My...

It is almost 1:00 am and I'm fading fast. I blink but my eyelids want to stay shut. My muscles are heavy, my neck is sore, and I keep...

My late Aunt Carol spent years digging into family history. While I think history is fascinating, I never caught the bug that made me...

The demons from my past flutter in and out of my present. Demon are the days when waking up in the morning was the last thing I wanted to...