Books… Promoted Facebook Posts – An Experiment 4 Jan 2013 I decided to celebrate the new year by announcing the title, plot, and expected publication date for my next Lexy Cooper mystery. I created a Goodreads entry using a color…
Books Top Ten Books of 2012 30 Dec 201230 Dec 2012 I read a lot in 2012. 105 books as of 12/30 (And I'm fairly certain I'll finish The Bloodletter's Daughter before midnight tomorrow). According to my Goodreads stats, that's 31,859…
Books… Ten Tips for Writing Your Novel 20 Nov 201226 Nov 2013 Now that I've got two books under my belt --though I'm by no means an expert-- I've got some tips to share. Your mileage may vary. 1. Write every week…
Books… It’s heeeeere! 14 Nov 201214 Nov 2012 This post is a bit tardy. After all my new mystery novel "Schooled" has been available for a smidge over a week now and I'm just getting around to posting…
Writing The Art of the Cover 24 Oct 201224 Oct 2012 Even in these days of ebooks and thumb-nail sized images browsed on mobile phones, an author's first interaction with potential readers is often the book cover. When I published my…
Writing Logic Fail – Revising the Novel 4 Sep 201219 Dec 2013 It's one thing to catch typos, eliminate unnecessary words and ensure consistency in when you use numerals versus numbers. It is entirely another to review and revise for shit that…
Writing The Culling – Step one in revising the novel 14 Aug 201219 Dec 2013 Starting the revision process is daunting. Partly it's re-reading the book I just spent three months 24/7 with. I'm not ready to sink back into that world I created. So,…
Writing In Search of a Writing Ritual 8 Aug 20128 Aug 2012 I finished my book this week. I typed "The End" and it was done. It's not finished by any means. It's not even ready to go to my copy editor yet. But…
Books… Carlin’s Seven Dirty Words and My Novel 25 Jul 201225 Jul 2012 Earlier this week, I hit the 50,000 word milestone on my new novel. I took a screen cap and posted it on Facebook where a friend asked the question I'm…
Books… Reviewing the Novel – with gadgets! 21 Jul 201219 Dec 2013 I mentioned in a previous post that I review each day's writing on paper, making notes as I go and then making corrections the next day. This is great for…
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