Washington Library Association
People who love books are the best kind of people. This weekend I handed out Advanced Reader Copies, ARCs, of Serenade of the Sasquatch, to librarians attending the Washington Library Association conference. I was like Oprah Winfrey. “You get a free book. And you get a free book!” They responded with gleaming eyes, excited grins, […]
4 Tips to Break Creative Paralysis, AKA Writer’s Block
I am currently working on Book Two in The Chorus Chronicles and while I have a terrific plot plan, I’m having the hardest time getting through a specific scene. It is an important scene. It deals with a sensitive topic, requires respect, has deep emotion, but must also have humor and fun. All this is […]
Was it Bigfoot?
Number one item in your toolkit The most important thing you should take on a Bigfoot research outing is you! And I mean all of you. Your: Eyes Ears Nose Sense of touch And your brain You will use all these to gather data. Data are facts that cannot be argued. But the first thing […]
Want stronger writing? Try this!
A few years ago, I entered a writing contest through Write On The River that required all entries to be less than 1,000 words. I had a story I wanted to tell, but it was a short story, so I thought this would be a perfect venue. My first draft was 2,000 words. Normally I […]