Today’s Spotlight is on JoAnn Smith Ainsworth, author of POLITE ENEMIES, OUT OF THE DARK, and MATILDA’s SONG. Thank you, Shelley, for this invitation to be guest author today. I appreciate this opportunity to share my Work and my writing journey with your readers. Why do you write? It's a passion, although it started as [...]
The Promised One by C.D. Hersh My rating: 5 of 5 stars Holy Cow. This one surprised me. I was immersed from the beginning by curiosity about the ring. Then things became more and more complicated. Love the way Rhys and Lexi work off each other. And the complexities of the relationship compounded by her [...]
Good Morning and Happy Monday. I'm so excited and looking forward to a great week. I believe I sold another book this weekend! I can't give out the details until all the T's are crossed and the i's are dotted--but stay tuned. It's killing me not to give out the details because this one is [...]
Good Morning and Happy Monday. I'm so excited and looking forward to a great week. I believe I sold another book this weekend! I can't give out the details until all the T's are crossed and the i's are dotted--but stay tuned. It's killing me not to give out the details because this one is [...]
Persistence is one of those things that can be good or bad. When it comes to almost any artistic endeavor, the longer you work at perfecting your craft the more likely you will be to succeed. There is a theory in business (proven actually) that it takes somewhere around 10,000 hours to become an expert [...]
First of all, let me tell you a little secret about me... I can stand in a room full of people and present anything, seriously ANYTHING. But one on one, I stink. I am incredibly introverted. I have to force myself to be otherwise--and it is seriously painful. The entire time I second guess every [...]
First of all, let me tell you a little secret about me... I can stand in a room full of people and present anything, seriously ANYTHING. But one on one, I stink. I am incredibly introverted. I have to force myself to be otherwise--and it is seriously painful. The entire time I second guess every [...]
Here is an excellent resource on writing point of view, Rivet Your Readers with Deep Point of View. I would highly recommend it to any and all writers. Point of View is one of those areas that a writer can really stumble--badly. From a reader's perspective, it's doubtful that anyone ever notices how an author [...]
I'm at the Houston Writers' Guild conference this weekend. Nicole Flockton, one of the talented Crimson authors will present today and I look forward to her presentation. It has also been a great opportunity to socialize with agents, editors, and publishers. I've met some really wonderful and talented people. While here, I ran a weekend [...]
Well, not much to add to the title. It's out! Please support your local starving artist -- grin. Per RT Book Reviews: Sensuality: HOT RT Rating 4 stars Wall’s latest will tug at your heartstrings with an emotional story of coping with death, managing family and accepting love when it’s being freely given. Here's a [...]
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