Who are you writing for?

11 Feb 202030 Oct 2020

Last month I discussed the ideas of writing the story you want to write versus writing to the market. I argued that writing to the market discourages diversity because, by…

The Market or the Story

13 Jan 20203 Sep 2019

“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” - Toni Morrison Toni Morrison past away last year when…

Livestream Events to Promote Your Book

10 Dec 20192 Sep 2019

If you've met me before you know I love to talk. I love it so much that I joined Toastmasters at the same time I started writing. I didn't join…

Woodhouse Hall by Sara Marks

15 Nov 201923 Oct 2019

As the year comes to a close, so does the publishing year for member Sara Marks. Aside from two short story collections and four novelettes, she has been busy working…

Going Wide or Only Publishing on Amazon

12 Nov 20192 Sep 2019

For those of us who chose self-publishing, we get to have complete control over the decisions about publishing our books. Some are fun, some are boring, and others are a…

Tips on Prepping for NaNoWriMo from a 15-year Vet

22 Oct 2019

In 2004, when I attempted and won my first NaNoWriMo, I had no idea what I was doing. I had the frame of an idea but when I got to…

Latkes of Love by Sara Marks

20 Oct 201923 Oct 2019

Our own Sara Marks has published the last in her series of four spicy romance novelettes set around the Jewish holidays. One night stands don’t turn into happily ever after.…

ARCs Are Free? What Are They Even?

8 Oct 20192 Sep 2019

There was a small blow-up online a few months ago. It all happened with the hashtag #ARCSarefree on Twitter and YouTube. It all started because someone found an Indie Author,…

The Non-Supportive Friends

10 Sep 20192 Sep 2019

Writer: Someone who writes. Author: Someone who shares the writing with others. Published Author: Someone who shares the writing with people they don't know. These are important distinctions for me…

Forgive Me, I Love You by Sara Marks

27 Aug 2019

Our own Sara Marks has published the third in her series of four spicy romance novelettes set around the Jewish holidays. Falling in love with the one man she dislikes…