Author
I’m the kind of author who sets personal goals and I’ll keep crazy hours and drive myself into the ground to reach those goals. HOWEVER. Ask anyone who’s really close to me, and they’ll tell you that there’s this mysterious LULL I always experience immediately after I launch a book into the world. Here’s what I tend to do in… Read More
I was just sitting around pondering that I’d much rather read one standalone title that rocks my world, with well-crafted prose, an un-put-downable storyline, and characters so real I can see them, than read a hastily-assembled and sometimes formulaic series with characters I could care less about. Along this vein, I was thinking of stand-alone novels that have blown me… Read More
Today I’m ruminating a bit on the author life… Author life in today’s internet-saturated era has unprecedented highs and lows. Authors get immediate feedback on books, from more readers than ever before. It’s a wonderful thing, reaching more readers–but it does come with a price tag. If you ask anyone who knows me well, they’ll tell you I have mentioned… Read More
Just wanted to take time out from my regular posting schedule to share books I’m reading this summer. I’d love to know what you’re reading! As an indie author, I know how key it is to get the word out on great indie books. Not all the titles on my list are indie, but the majority are. And they’re on my list because I… Read More
This week, I’ve plunged into final edits for Miranda Warning. I haven’t really delved deep into this novel in months. Two words: Freaking. Out. This may or may not involve frantic messages to my crit partner asking if I actually have the ability to write in the first place. This may or may not include a dramatic monologue to my husband… Read More
My friend, Becky Doughty, just blogged so eloquently on the topic of mentoring here: http://beckydoughty.com/2013/03/07/mentoring-or-enabling/. She shared a very personal experience about when her mentoring turned into enabling–not good for either party involved. As I mentioned in this post, http://heatherdaygilbert.blogspot.com/2013/02/where-have-all-mentors-gone-and-winner.html, after many discussions with my author friends, we felt the strong need for mentoring for marrieds and authors. The way… Read More