Advice for Travelers… Demystifying The French with Janet Hulstrand 21 Mar 201917 Mar 2019 Many of you will recall Janet Hulstrand from the interview session we had exactly three years ago. For those of you unfamiliar with it, click here to read the full…
blogging… On Disappointment 1 Jul 20148 Nov 2015 Posted a few thoughts on disappointment at writingfeemail. Would you check it out? Renee Johnson is the author of Acquisition, and The Haunting of William Gray. She is currently working…
blogging… Special Offer from T. B. Markinson 4 Jun 20148 Nov 2015 Most of you know our blogging friend and author T. B. Markinson. She guest posted for me in December, giving us all a taste of her journey as a writer.…
blogging… Guest Posting by T. B. Markinson 12 Dec 20138 Nov 2015 T. B. Markinson is guest posting for me today. Most of you know her fabulous blog 50yearproject where she explores novels, movies, and interesting corners of the world. If that…
blogging… Novel Inspiration Using Secret Pinterest Boards 3 Oct 20138 Nov 2015 Pinterest has replaced my ubiquitous image boards. Besides using it to pin recipes, gardening tips, books, movies, and places I'd like to visit, I've discovered that it is fantastic place…
blogging… Meanwhile… 14 Jul 20138 Nov 2015 We've all been there. Life gets in the way of everything else. Everything. We bloggers are not alone in this. Author P. D. James once said that it took years…
blogging… Wildlife Photos and Some History of Bland 9 Jun 20138 Nov 2015 A vacation to our cabin in Bland, Virginia is usually filled with chores. That's the reality of having a farm in another area. This spring it has been about the…
blogging… Why Words Matter 11 May 20138 Nov 2015 Words matter. We use them moment to moment to communicate and describe and direct and instruct. Sometimes, especially here in the South, we run them together into a string of…
agents… Are Contests Valuable to Writers? 8 Apr 20138 Nov 2015 Contests have been in the news lately. A Texas woman sued Harlequin after they published a novel that she believed was stolen from her after she entered it in a…
agents… Should You Narrow the Focus of Your Blog? 23 Mar 20138 Nov 2015 Should you narrow the focus of your blog? The experts - and let's face it, there is an expert on everything these days - recommend a single theme for successful…