I came up against something recently that wasn’t so much a new thing, but a pointed reminder of something I knew. Something in the back of my mind that needed to be in the front. Sometimes your best isn’t good enough. You did all you could do and it just …
Instead you can mistake me for someone with poor communication skills, fear of confrontation and a co-dependent people pleaser. By the way, I actually liked this sign when I first saw it. BUT it is the perfect one to illustrate that summing up a big messy life with cute little …
An influencer, in writing circles, is someone an author, or an author’s representative, will seek as a book is about to release to help with the marketing end of things. If you are an influencer you are agreeing to do what you can to help spread the word. And the …
Nora Ephron died yesterday. I almost can’t believe it. I saw her on Oprah one time. There’s an idea of heaven: Sitting between Nora Ephron and Oprah. We would talk books. We’d start with lunch and end with cocktails after dinner. We’d transition from books to life stories. Oprah would …
1. Don’t call yourself that. Say Yet to Be Published Author. This is euphemism and means the same thing. All writers learn that using more words to say the same thing isn’t necessarily better. Using a different name doesn’t make me feel better. There are no guarantees in publishing. The …
I make an Eight cup pot of coffee. Just for me. Every day. Horrified? Worried for my kidneys? First, I do not think an eight cup pot of coffee is actually eight CUPS. I think coffee pots use some alternate universe kind of cup measurement. And the standard coffee mug …