Please welcome author Bill Jones Jr. Bill is a fellow Third Campaigner with me. He also shares my concern that we reach boys as readers in this busy, fast-paced, video game oriented environment. He’s given some thought to how to encourage boys to read, and I’m delighted that he agreed to share his thoughts with [...]
Please welcome indie author Theresa Ragan. CONFESSION: I absolutely identify with Theresa. She spent 19 years writing and polishing 10 manuscripts while learning craft, the market and how to persevere in the face of stubborn industry prejudice against time travel novels. I spent 20 years writing before I published my first novel. People, believe me [...]
I’m participating in Rachael Harrie’s Write Campaign this year. The campaign is meant to increase cooperative contact between writers, and help writers who are building a platform to connect with readers and other writers. Today I’d like to welcome Elain Charton, who writes contemporary novels with a witchy-twist (something I identify with). Elaine shares the [...]
For reasons beyond my control (also known as “I start tutoring next week and am stuck in right-brain mode”), there will be no new chapter of The Ex-Files this week. For Twitter #SampleSunday, I’m offering the opportunity to catch up on previous chapters. OBLIGATORY COMMERCIAL: This is part of the wedding promotion. I promised my daughter [...]
Please welcome Chris Eboch to the blog today. Chris writes for children and teens. She has waded into the social media melee to promote her books. I’m happy to have her here today to share what she’s learned. Social networking is the buzzword of author publicity these days. And no wonder – I have 12 [...]
I’m participating in Rachel Harrie’s Third Writers’ Platform Building Campaign, and I will be showcasing guest posts from other Campaigners, as a way to … duh … platform build. Welcome the first of these, Chris Kelworth. Chris participated in the last Campaign, so we can count him a grizzled vet in building a platform to [...]
Time for another installment of The Ex-Files. I’m feeling like I need to push the envelope a little, but instead I’m playing it safe. I usually have this problem when I’m drafting a novel, but I don’t usually share my chapters so early. Since I am, I think it could be wise to get a [...]
I was at the dentist on Tuesday (so maybe this should be Lesson from the Backteeth?). I had some time to think while I was reclining helplessly in the chair with my mouth open and a very kind hygienist offering me absolution for taking so long to get a new dentist after my most excellent [...]
I have weddings on my mind, obviously. But I think I’d have noticed the news about the couple getting married in the library in Auburn, Maine, even if my daughter wasn’t in the midst of planning her own wedding. If I wasn’t already married, I would want to copy them (much more attractive to me [...]
This chapter of The Ex-Files is a day late (but not a dollar short, I hope). I just couldn’t post something so light on yesterday’s date. Sorry about that. I hadn’t thought about the date until yesterday (I’ve been trying to avoid the news, and haven’t even been able to listen to much NPR while [...]
