At the risk of using a four letter word here, one of my favorite quotes on writing, compliments of Ernest Hemingway: "The first draft of anything is shit." — …
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An Offering to the Literary Gods: A Deep Orange Scarf
One of the things I did this week on my way to publication is light a small candle to the literary gods in the form of one orange scarf. When I went on tour for …
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SheWrites B&W Blogger Ball
Welcome to the SheWrites.com Blogging about Books and Writing Group Ball. This is just a little get-to-know-you gathering for She Writers who belong to the …
All-True Story of How a Novel Gets Published # … Sadly, I've Lost Count
Where in the world have the days gone this week? To (nearly) finalizing the website pages for The Language of Light - for which the paperback will be released …
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How a Novel Gets Published: Book Tours, Websites, and Press Releases
This week's pre-publication taks: finalize press release materials and tour details. I had a lovely chat with Lisa Barnes from Random House about book tour …
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Tick, Tick, Tick … Two Months till The Four Ms. Bradwells!
It's two months - or two months less a day - to publication of The Four Ms. Bradwells, and almost two months since I posted an All-True Story of How a Novel …
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Jumping (Late) into Bloggiesta
I just learned last night, as I was coming up for air from working on a new novel (just long enough to figure out where the dinner party I was going to was), …
A New Years Greeting-Quote
"May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't …
New Year's Blogolutions
The torn wrapping paper is thrown away, the cookies are eaten (and eaten and eaten and eaten!), and it's about time for the fresh page, starting over, the clean …
Happy Holidays from My Gang to You and Yours
From top left, clockwise: The gang at a wedding near Lake Tahoe; Nick in Madrigal costume, with his high school choir in Prague; Mac at Conwy Castle in Wales; …
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