Nature can help us understand so many things about life. My eldest child took his own life in the fall of 2011 at age thirty two. As a mother, no matter how many counselors, doctors and friends tell you suicide isn’t the parent’s fault, you can’t help but wonder what you did wrong. Didn’t I cuddle him enough? Should I have been stricter. Was I too strict? The bottom line was: I failed as a … [Read more...]
How Real Writers Live
Scratch Magazine online wonders how real writers live. Certainly they don't have houses like the celebrity writers whose tastefully decorated homes are often featured in glossy magazines or interior design blogs. In fact, the editors of Scratch figured 99.99999% of writers don't really have rooms with a Skybrary, built-in walnut bookcases, or a view of the ocean to gaze at while they plot their … [Read more...]
Writer Serendipity
It was so random. I hunted for a good seat for a session at the RWA 2014 conference. Near the front, I spotted a row of empty seats where I'd need to maneuver past a guy wearing a baseball cap. "Excuse me," I said as I squeezed past him, lugging my tote bag of books. I plopped down, with one seat between us, and then realized I wouldn't be able to see the speaker. This was the friendliest group of … [Read more...]
Writer to Writer with Mariam Kobras about her Trilogy, THE STONE SERIES
THE DISTANT SHORE is an eloquent love story that begins in Norway, a land so well described by author Mariam Kobras I could feel the cold wind blowing in from the rocky coast. An international rock star, Jon Stone, sets off to find his first love after receiving a startling letter from a teenage boy. Is it possible that his first love, Naomi, left him only to give birth to his son and raise him in … [Read more...]
How Branding is Useful for an Author
I wasn't sure what branding meant for an author. Why would an author want to brand his or herself? It seemed somehow limiting, like an actor who ends up getting roles only as the funny guy, never the leading man. Several excellent workshops on marketing at the Romance Writers of America conference helped me to understand what branding is. To market yourself, which means to sell more books, it's … [Read more...]
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