Recently I’ve been around other authors a lot, enjoying the benefits of people who generously share what they know. My to-do list has been getting longer as a result, and full of more highlight pen colours! Some things are difficult to put in place (marketing plan for Germany, I’m looking at you). Others are very…
Join Sharon Ashwood, Rachel Goldsworthy, and me on our blog tour! We’ll be talking about the Corsair’s Cove Orchard series, and there will be fun chances to win books! October 1 Saph’s Books Ramblings of a Book Nerd October 2 The Book Junkie Reads (Interview) October 3 3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy, and Sissy,…
Over the years I’ve gone to a few writers’ retreats, from an adventure like a cruise with Cruising Writers to a few of us hanging out in someone’s living room and getting a chapter in on a Saturday. Some encourage attendees to Have a Plan (so many words per day, speaker in the evening, socializing…
I don’t review books often, but I couldn’t resist this time. “Long Road Home,” a Corsair’s Cove Companion short story, was just enchanting, so here’s what I posted on Amazon: “A ghostly gem of a story Is this a short story? Yes. Does it have ghosts? Yes. Is it overflowing with heart and longing…
After submitting nearly 100 pages of material for my review, I felt that I’d done my best and it was now up to my review panel of two (my supervisor and the director of the creative writing program) to tell me what they thought. I pretty much knew what Dr. Schad thought, since we meet…