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I thank God for His kindness in seeing me through this adventure of completing my trilogy! Dragon Riders of The Realm Uncharted Territory came out on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble on January 9, 2015. Writing a story involving three boys and a girl, two different families, has been challenging. It has been a blast […]

How does the New York Times  measure whether a book has been read the most or just sold the most? The most sold books only implies that the purchaser read it or will read the book someday. Even a review of the book doesn’t mean the reviewer read the book. What if there was a […]

I have dreams and these ideas pop into my head. Write down your ideas as soon as you can. The sooner you write them down and tuck them away into your “Idea Folder” the better you will feel about writing. Your ideas that come from dreams or from walking around and viewing life are the ideas […]

A reviewer of books once told me that every writer makes mistakes. But that’s no excuse to let the mistakes go unaddressed. Writers may overlook some detail or forget a grammatical usage or even write by the seat of their pants and misuse parenthetical material. I’ve made a few mistakes but have plans to rewrite some […]

As a writer, a published writer, one cannot wait too long between book signings and related events. Stay in touch with book stores where you’ve had previous book signings/readings. Keep your calendar booked with community and public events, so you don’t lose touch with your readers. Excuse me. I’ve got to go call that last […]

I’ve come to the end of writing, Three books. Should I take a break? I can’t stop thinking of stories, That would keep my readers awake.   Keep writing. Do research. Study. Keyboard your words. Let them flow. Build each scene with excitement; Add intrigue, mystery, and ‘No!’   Keep writing. Rewriting. Writing. Engaging each […]

Marketing through websites/blogs is tough. Just having a Word Press blog is rough because you get blogged to death by spammers and who knows whose sending you their unrelated comments. So, find someone who can connect you to people who like your writing and website content. Try to attract those interested in your books, blog material […]

As a new author I’m learning that breaks from writing are  necessary . Short breaks to take a walk, walk the dogs, get up and stretch, go to lunch, call a friend, read the Word, nap…help keep the blood circulating and can refresh the mind. Longer breaks need to be scheduled and taken, but not […]

As a writer I believe the two toughest assignments are 1) get the book started with action and intrigue; and 2) end the book in a satisfying way for your reader. Action and intrigue can be seen in suspense thrillers and action/drama books. My books need help in this area. I know my books have […]

I’ve told others not to erase their writings. Save them under a title and come back to them later. Wrapped inside your ‘baby writing’  or ‘beginning writing’ you may have ‘toddler writing’ or ‘intermediate writing.’ Good writing comes with practice. I know I’ve said this before, but I must say it again. Good writing requires re-writing. By […]