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Books Reward the Bookworm

2018-03-07

Blogging, Insecure Writer's Support Group Post, My Books, Recommendations, Silliness

It’s the first Wednesday of the month and that means it’s time for the monthly blood & ink sacrifice to the shade of William Shakespeare! #authorlife #amwriting Haha, wait. *Double checks calendar* No, it’s Insecure Writer’s Support Group day. Sorry. We sacrifice on Saturdays. The Insecure Writer’s Support Group is all about being real with your struggles and insecurities, without fear or worry. Unburden and know that your online support group is here. We post on the first Wednesday of…

Why I Love Writing Romance

2018-02-07

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Blogging, Insecure Writer's Support Group Post, My Books, Romance Tropes

As a romance author, February tends to be a pressurized month for me. It’s the time of year when you can’t move outside your house for fear of being slapped in the face by ferociously pink plastic hearts. I feel like I’m supposed to enjoy that sensation, or, you know, at least market with it. I do acknowledge the silliness behind memorializing, in gilt and silk flowers, the church gloss-over of a pagan fertility ceremony. Or, alternate option, celebrating the…

Instagram For Authors: Using Hashtags

2018-01-06

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Blogging, Goals and Hopes, Recommendations

Let’s start off the new year with some good, practical, social media stuff. Yay! You can refer back to my Instagram For Authors post if you want to refresh yourself on the basics. For now, I’m going to assume that you’ve at least clicked around on some social media and have seen hashtags, even if you don’t use them yourself much. So; hashtags. They’re not just a fun Deadpool punchline (yes, I snort-laughed at that part of the movie) or a millennial…

Hopeful Goals (2018 Edition)

2018-01-03

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Blogging, Goals and Hopes, Insecure Writer's Support Group Post, My Books, Plotters vs. Pantsers, Silliness

Happy Insecure Writer’s Support Group day! The first one in the first month of the brand-new year, which even sounds hopeful and exciting. The co-hosts entrusted with this important start are Tyrean Martinson, Ellen @ The Cynical Sailor (I personally feel like she and The Ninja Librarian could be friends) Megan Morgan, Jennifer Lane and Rachna Chhabria. The question for this shiny new month of January is: What steps have you taken or plan to take to put a schedule in place for your writing and publishing? When…

A (Short) Synopsis of “On Writing”

2017-10-21

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Blogging, Book Reviews, Plotters vs. Pantsers, Recommendations

People forget sometimes that King was in fact a High School English teacher for several years while he wrote Rage, The Long Walk, and Carrie during his spare time. I think that teaching urge has never really left him, and On Writing is the result. You still have to go buy the book yourself if you want to know all the little tricks hidden inside it. I am shamelessly promoting the idea that you go give Stephen King some of your money. That said, here is a…

Very Much Petted Peeves

2017-08-02

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Blogging, Insecure Writer's Support Group Post, Writing Process

Another edition of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group and the glory that is their steadfast support. If you’re into things like that, their Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG The awesome co-hosts for the August 2 posting of the IWSG are Christine Rains, Dolarah @ Book Lover, Ellen @ The Cynical Sailor, Yvonne Ventresca, and LG Keltner! Go check out their posts and enjoy. ~The more I post with this group, the greater has become my gratitude for it. Now that I’ve…