I’m working on a new series proposal and I thought you might be interested in how I populate this world. First, I think of all the regular characters who will live and breathe there, noting everything I know about them on their character sheet: age, marital status, kids, where they live, how they dress, how … Continue reading
If you were to ask 100 authors to name the hardest part of their job, 99 of them will tell you, “Marketing and promotion.” The other one is a liar. Personally, I don’t mind the marketing because I’m a walkin’ talkin’ rootin’ tootin’ Becky Show all day, every day. Yes, thank you for asking, it … Continue reading
I read this captivating book a while back. Entertaining, fun, and possibly educational, but I didn’t let that stop me. “Secret Lives of Great Authors” by Robert Schnakenberg is a compilation of outrageous profiles of all the greats — Shakespeare, the Bronte gals, Twain, Fitzgerald, Carson McCullers, Toni Morrison, Thomas Pynchon, and many more. The … Continue reading
I have a love-hate relationship with author newsletters, my own So Seldom It’s Shameful News in particular. We authors are told that we must have an email newsletter as a way to interact with our readers. Of course we do that on our blogs and on Facebook pretty regularly, but those platforms can go away … Continue reading
