
Stop Spitting Nails and Turn Off the Waterworks - Famous Books and the Authors Who Were Rejected
Are you sending out queries, but getting no responses? Maybe you’re one of the fortunate ones who’ve passed the query sniff test, and...
Jan 14, 2022

Aspiring Authors Can Crush It On Social Media
You shy? So was I. But bashful, reluctant, wannabe authors can crush it on social media. If your goal is to become a published author...
Jan 7, 2022

New Writing You in 2022
Everyone makes resolutions ahead of the coming year. You’ve got your standard weight loss and exercise resolutions that usually fail a...
Dec 31, 2021

Authors Have Rights
If you want to be an author, you need to know some of your rights. This post contains five of the most common rights authors ask about,...
Dec 24, 2021

Drag Your Voice into the Light
Fa-la-la-la! No, not that voice. Do-re-me? Nay-nay. Your writing voice, not your singing voice, and not another author’s voice. This...
Dec 17, 2021

Flip-Flops and Ripped Pajama Pants
Writing a novella, short story, or poem? Got a great idea for a YA novel or paranormal romance? Have you outlined the story, at least in...
Dec 10, 2021

All the Right Junk in all the Right Places
We can learn something from Meghan Trainor's song, All About That Bass. Though she's singing about body image and how we should embrace...
Dec 3, 2021

3:00 AM Brain Buzz . . . Who’s With Me?
Wow, so tired. My eyes feel like they've got sandpaper scraping against them every time I blink. My pillow and the latest novel I'm...
Nov 26, 2021

Lose the Ponytail and Put on a Little Lipstick
So, you've poured your heart out. On paper that is, or in a secret file on your computer. It's the perfect story with amazing characters,...
Nov 19, 2021

Books I Love
Someone recently asked about my favorite authors and books. I love all genres from paranormal romance to the classics like Tom Sawyer, To...
Nov 12, 2021

Duct Tape and Spackle
Ever hear of putting your green tomatoes in a brown paper bag to let them ripen? Works every time. Here's one for your manuscript. Place...
Nov 5, 2021

Jeans and Work Boots
Not a Hemingway or an F. Scott Fitzgerald? Can't write like Mark Twain or John Steinbeck? Don't strive to. Most of us won't win the Nobel...
Oct 13, 2021

FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION
An intuitive friend posted an inspiring message to my Facebook timeline. Since I believe we're all connected, I think it's a message many...
Oct 7, 2021

Predators and Editors
Hello aspiring authors. So, you’ve penned a novel that you're sure everyone wants to read. Hate to break it to you my lovelies but that’s...
Sep 25, 2021

Spectacular Peacocks and the Terrifying Slush Pile
Inadequacy. Self-doubt. Insecurity. No light at the end of the tunnel. Sound familiar? If you’re a writer or aspiring author, you may...
Sep 18, 2021


Sassy-Pants Wrote a Book – Now What?
Take a break from juggling words and struggling to find the right synonym. Grab a cup of coffee or a glass of wine and read on for a...
Sep 18, 2021