Three books that helped me escape
After months of sheltering in place, I found myself more distractible than I like. You too? Reading my normal fare—historical … Continue reading Three books that helped me escape
Tag: Writing
A happy marriage of fact and fiction, between work and life
“In my books, I make up the experiences and the characters, but the emotional life is real. It is my own. I think this is probably true of most novelists.” Continue reading A happy marriage of fact and fiction, between work and life
No coincidence, no story
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane Lisa See has done it again. I’ve enjoyed all her books, but this one … Continue reading No coincidence, no story
On knitting and writing
Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting Edited by Ann Hood I picked up this little book because some of my favorite … Continue reading On knitting and writing
Welcome to the world, little book!
Today, simply raise a glass of something and join Leo and me in celebration of US, NOW AND THEN finally making it into the world. Cheers!
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Some attention from across the pond for US, NOW AND THEN
Since my book is about getting second chances late in life, it seems appropriate that a UK website called Kickass … Continue reading Some attention from across the pond for US, NOW AND THEN
I took a chance and look what happened!
Last week, following advice from Mark Coker’s Smashwords Book Marketing Guide, I sent a news release to Carson City’s newspaper, … Continue reading I took a chance and look what happened!
Errata, A Poem About Publication and Proofreading
NOW AND THEN‘s been read at least one hundred times By eyes much keener than yours or mine. So who … Continue reading Errata, A Poem About Publication and Proofreading
Mid-week Wisdom
Six ways that publishing a novel is like having a baby
It seemed like a good idea at the time That little spark, a little bit of fun that leads to … Continue reading Six ways that publishing a novel is like having a baby
Lorie Smith Schaefer 
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