Why is that in today’s popular culture, this crime and its perp collect so much more press than the kid who killed 26 kindergarteners & teachers at Sandyhook or all those other crazed souls who have massacred our people, right up to the last massacre that happened recently. Or was…

A new workshop I will conduct at SCWC’s Feb 17–19, 2023 to address ALL the choices writers now have to get their our published. what path should you consider? Depends on your goals…and your story telling abilities…and THAT’s the truth! Join me on FEB 19th in San Diego, CA. Link…

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thanks for ur response. I'm not that well known and still pitching....my first book proposal several years ago was picked up by agent who sold it to S & S BUT...we had to do some work on it and THEN? S & S editors requested I do more....I did and…

SO… For several months I’ve been a Medium subscriber at $5/month; my second time using the subscription option offered here. On average I’ve made 25 cents/month. I’m not here to make money. I’m here to be read and evidently, based on the number of people following me, not many care…

Yours truly is finishing a book proposal she plans to pitch soon to literary agents interested in books about the culinary world. Mine will zoom in on chefs, women chefs to be specific. This writer is also interested in chefs that have helped these women climb their culinary ladders to…

For those here who resent the privilege afforded to offspring of famous people, this blog is for you. Be honest now, if you were among this elite group whose parents or grandparents or great grandparents climbed to the top of the heap in their lifetimes, you would not hold the…

Writers know this mantra. We hear it from our elders who quote versions of it in workshops they teach and craft books they write. We share it with writers attending our own workshops. “Bleed on the page.” But what does that mean? Several meanings come into our minds and propel…

Not a festive post but I hope helpful. If you are someone or know someone suffering from depression, understand that Christmas is a trigger. Suicide rates significantly rise during this season. If you are someone or know someone whose depression appears to ameliorate during this time, be concerned. When people…