This week I am sharing another installment of Supporting Aspiring Writers by focusing on the touchy subject of book sales. This is a super sensitive topic for most authors, be they fairly well established or just starting out. Often sales are shrouded in a cloud of...
As this year rapidly draws to a close I just wanted to say a heartfelt thank you to all my readers and fans for their amazing support in 2020. In spite of all of the challenges that arose this year, which impacted us all, there are still many wonderful moments and...
Writing consistently in this Corona pandemic has been a challenge. However, I have been making some steady progress on one of the three books that I have in the works. I am now about half-way through the first draft of my second children’s bedtime...
In this last installment in this series on the writing process I will focus on what happens after your first complete book draft is ready. Finishing the first rough-cut of your future bestseller is of course a monumental accomplishment which deserves to be celebrated....
I woke up this morning listening to J. Cole’s song “Love Yourz.” My favorite line in this wonderfully poetic number is “It’s beauty in the struggle, ugliness in the success.” For me this lyric captures the spectrum of human...