When Author Alice Walker Talks, Everyone Listens
"You are writing a version of you...though you may not have become that person just yet." - Alice Walker
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An Afternoon Spent with Van Gogh’s Art Evokes Decision to Publish
Inspiration for word artists: "One must work and dare if one really wants to live." Vincent Van Gogh
The Writer’s Well Dwells on Affirming Resolutions
The past you cannot change. Your future remains unknown. So, the present can be a powerful place to remain fully engaged.
McRaven’s Paranormal Exceeds My Expections
As long as you don't deny a spirit's existence, you're fine, says a McRaven House tour guide.
Only You Can Make Your Dreams a Reality
“We’re live in five,” publishing coach Kathy Ver Eecke announced a couple of weeks ago, as I sat in the catbird seat, waiting my turn to go on camera. She reminded me I’d be ‘backstage’ with a couple of other…
#AMQUERYING: Enter with Caution
Querying is an author's right of passage, an obsessive, compulsive routine that requires the highest order of tenacity.
Agents, Your Patience is Requested
Powerful words await in a novel's inner story, within those layers resting beneath the major plot points.
Writing Won’t Wait
I’m a list-maker, a habit that probably stems from my teaching days. As my daily checklists have morphed into weekly to-do’s, one characteristic remains the same: they are often insurmountable. How’s this one? Yes, it’s taken me more than a…
Mix a leap of faith with hutzpah, and there’s no turning back.
The biggest challenge of participating in #PitMad is learning to chisel your novel's premise into a soundbite.
