Writing

The Biggest Mistakes a Writer Can Make

Every month, I join Nevertheless Writers, a cross-genre group of five writers, to discuss writing and publishing at local libraries and

Self-publishing is about as democratic as anything else, in the sense that 1) anyone is free to try it and 2) it takes money to make

No matter how long you've been writing, you've probably experienced that panic-induced paralysis known as writer's block. Common causes are a recent

My friend Melanie finally lured me into joining Twitter Nation by bribing me with scones and tea. “It's really easy, and it's great once you

When I was in first grade, I had an art teacher who shamed me into crying in front of the entire classroom. She had given us an easy

Now that I've got feet in both camps, I have a unique perspective on the good, the bad and the mysterious truths about book marketing. My memoir, The

When my agent called a few weeks ago to say that an editor at Penguin wanted to buy my new novel, The Wishing Hill, I literally had to lie down.

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine asked if I'd like to participate in his “Books, Authors, and Wine Tasting” event. I had just published my novel

My husband gave me a Kindle for my birthday. (Forgive him, O Indie booksellers. He is an engineer who knows not what he does.) At first I