Here are writing links that I’ve posted to Twitter for the past week. I’m delighted that now we have an efficient method of locating resources on writing topics when you need them—via the [...]

A popular question on panels is “Are you anything at all like your protagonist?” It’s an interesting question, I think, because each writer feels differently about incorporating themselves into a story. Reasons I’ve [...]

I grew up writing reports for school in longhand. When I really wanted to make a report fancy, I used a typewriter. Computers in high school and college were rare. The odd Apple [...]

Although I live in a good-sized metro area (Charlotte, North Carolina), my suburb of Matthews is fairly small. It’s small enough that, when I go out running errands, I have a couple of [...]

I think I drive my kids a little crazy sometimes. Frequently I’ll be driving somewhere in town and wonder how my GPS would tell me how to reach our destination. I know how [...]

A question I frequently get, and which I heard a lot this weekend at the Cape Fear Crime Festival, is “Does social media sell books?” Many writers worry about spending time away from [...]

Like everything in publishing, book promotion is changing. Because I spend so much time online, and am surrounded by blogging, Facebooking, and tweeting writing friends, I don’t even think about social media being [...]

Here are writing links that I’ve posted to Twitter for the past week. My addition this week is an efficient method of locating resources on writing topics when you need them—via the Writer’s [...]

Today, I’m attending the Cape Fear Crime Festival in Wilmington, NC. This will be my second visit to this conference. I really enjoyed it the last time I attended—there was a nice camaraderie [...]

I was talking to another parent the other day and thinking about how even small goals and priorities change with time. When my daughter was a brand-new baby, my number one goal was [...]

I’ve gotten enough emails and DMs on Twitter that I thought I should probably run a short post answering some questions about submitting posts for the search engine, etc. First of all, thanks [...]

Living in suburban Charlotte, NC, I don’t meet a wildly different array of people in my usual, everyday life. Everyone is, of course, different from each other (different talents, different personalities, etc.). But [...]

There’s always an active discussion somewhere—writing forums, comments on blogs, conversations on Yahoo groups—about the different types of promo for writers and what works best. I think the reason why the discussion is [...]

I used to be a pretty good multitasker. Maybe I was too good and got overconfident. I started juggling even more at a time. Three times last week, though, I was in a [...]

As usual, here are writing links that I’ve posted to Twitter for the past week. My addition this week is an efficient method of locating resources on writing topics when you need them—via [...]

My book club, I have to admit, is a picky group. In fact, I don’t believe I can recall attending a single meeting  where the group was in agreement.  Usually, the group is [...]

There is definitely a personality type out there that I’m running into more and more frequently (especially now that my following has increased on Twitter and Facebook.) This type of person is usually [...]

Tuesday, I was going through my daughter’s weekly folder of graded school papers–parents are supposed to review the papers, help the kids with any problem areas, and sign that the folder has been [...]

First up, thanks so much to everyone for their reception of the Writer’s Knowledge Database yesterday. I really appreciate it and am so glad you found it helpful! Please continue sending in any [...]

Google doesn’t always deliver. If you want to search for information on POV, try plugging the term into Google. The top sites returned for POV are a video that PBS made (which isn’t [...]

I wrote a post on this last year, but it’s a topic that has cropped up again for me. I tweet a ton of different writing blogs on many different topics. I’ve subscribed [...]

Here are writing links that I’ve posted to Twitter for the past week. If you’re looking for a particular topic, just plug in your keyword into the search box at the top left-hand [...]

A couple of days ago I was at a friend’s house, dropping off some craft supplies for the Girl Scout meeting. I was in a hurry, as always, made my goodbyes, jumped in [...]

Microsoft Word 2010 and I have not been getting along, unfortunately. I’ve been very good to back up, as well as to save work as I go…but I’ve still experienced data loss. Yesterday [...]

One exhilarating thing about writing is that there are so many choices for our story. When I’m working on the Memphis Barbeque series, the plot possibilities are endless. There are dozens of possibilities [...]

Patience is the trait that I admire most. Unfortunately, it’s one of the traits I’m lacking. :) Actually, I think if I had to name my biggest fault, it would be my lack [...]

After I finish a first draft, I start into my edits right away. And boy, is there usually a lot of editing to do! Looking at the manuscript as a messy whole is [...]

There’s a term that I keep tripping over—’best practices.’ I’ve seen it in literature my husband brings home from work, and my son has been studying it for a business class he’s taking. [...]

Here are writing links that I’ve posted to Twitter for the past week. If you’re looking for a particular topic, just plug in your keyword into the search box at the top left-hand [...]

I have a neighbor who is interested in my writing and frequently asks me questions about it. She’s from South America and expresses herself in refreshing ways sometimes. One day this week she [...]