And It Can Happen for YOU Too! "I’D ATTENDED CONFERENCES BEFORE I MET SHIRLEY RAYE, BUT ONCE I LEARNED HER METHOD, I FELT CONFIDENT AND PREPARED...
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Do you like to research? Some writers love research and do too much of it. Others hate it and do too little. I hope these...
Make 2021 the year you pursue your passion and make it the year you write regularly. If you’ve had trouble sticking to past writing resolutions,...
You’ve heard the saying about success, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” To succeed in selling what you write, “It’s what you...
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I’ve discovered some fun websites and even gleaned an idea from one to use in a book. Maybe they'll inspire you with ideas for characters and...
I can tell you, as writers, that we need to read, read, read—especially books like the ones we want to write. So I've listed the current frontlist...
I can’t imagine life without reading and hope I never have to! Great books open our hearts and minds and show us how to be...
I recently read an article in which seasoned editors gave advice to newbies. It was in Publishers Weekly, February 21, 2014, and was titled, “Voices...