Do you want to appear smart? Of course, you do! We all do! I hate looking dumb or searching for …
When to STOP trying
As the mother of four children, I have seen the whole gamut of efforts made towards a task. A couple …
When NOT to write a book
You would think that someone who makes a living off helping people write books wouldn’t turn business away, but I …
The Overwhelm of Writing a Book
Writing a good book takes a long time. And, the longer we work at any one project, the more we …
Writing Is Not So Solitary
It is often said that writing is a solitary pursuit. We picture the great authors of our day hunched over …
Writing Requires Thinking
Believe it or not, a writer staring off into space is hard at work! Writing requires thinking time. Time to …
How to Choose Your Book’s Initial Readers
It’s not easy to decide who gets the first look at your book. It’s bad enough to have an inner …
Read More in Your Genre
Writers and aspirational authors don’t usually need much convincing on the value of reading books. Most of us choose writing …
In Defense of Memoir
“I’m not famous. I’m not writing a memoir!” I hear it all the time. Most often it is from women …
Lessons in Being Coached
I have spent the last four months being coached by a developmental editor who used to work for a publishing …