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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How Authors Can Get Bookscan Numbers
In case any authors out there don't already know it, you can get the Neilson Bookscan numbers for your books through Author Central on Amazon. I'll confess to …
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 …
Literary Santa and One Lucky Chimney
I've spent most of my holiday shopping hours this year (as always) in bookstores. My giving bag includes old favorites (Andre Kertesz On Reading - with lovely …
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award
Winning a writing contest always seems like a long shot, but then publishing anything is a long shot, isn't it? And since my own writing life got a much-needed …
All-True Story of How a Novel Gets Published: Poker Losses and Writing Wins
There is some connection between losing at poker and getting good news in my writing life that I don't understand, but am not questioning. I lost $7 Monday …
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The Worst Enemy to Creativity
"And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is …
The All-True Story of How a Novel Gets Published: The Cover, Take Two
Several months ago, I delightedly shared the new cover for The Four Ms. Bradwells - a cover we'll now call "the boat cover," may it rest in peace. In the …
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The All-True Story of How a Novel Gets Published #17: TI-CATs, Galley Letters, and Staying Drunk
I've just passed the six-month point: less than six months until my third novel, The Four Ms. Bradwells, releases. And yes, I'm occupied with all the things …
The All-True Story of How a Novel Gets Published #16: A Little Book Blogger Love
Since this week is Book Blogger Appreciation Week, and book bloggers were such an important part of how The Wednesday Sisters found an audience, I thought I'd …
