“There lived a princess. She lived in a large castle in the forest. The forest was dark. It was full of danger. The princess was brave. She thought she could ride her favorite horse along the path to go visit her friend in another castle. She ordered her horse saddled and set off with a […]
6 Questions About Using CreateSpace
Since I’ve had some of the same questions asked multiple times about using CreateSpace to publish my books, I thought it might be helpful if I just did a post about it and answer some questions. 1. Is the formatting difficult, or is it pretty simple? This depends on how you want your book to […]
My Favorite Author
I’ve been asked who my favorite author is so many times, that I decided it was time I did a post about her. My family first discovered “Pansy” when I was about 13 years old. The first books I read were “Ester Ried’s Awakening” and “New Graft on the Family Tree.” Since that time I’ve […]
Short Story #2
I hope you all are ready to write because I have another story for you. This one was quite interesting to write as I had not spent a lot of time doing this technique, but it really helped my writing! I hope it helps yours too. I will give you a picture this time that […]
10 Reasons I Love NEO
I would like to introduce you all to NEO. Say “hello” NEO. “Hello!” NEO is the best writing friend I could have. He’s dependable, doesn’t distract me with e-mails or internet connection, doesn’t get too hot or heavy, is always willing to travel any place I want and can keep track of 8 different stories […]
One Thousand Words
Do you have an aversion to editing your stories? Have you ever wished that you could just write and skip the editing? Yeah, me too. It’s not that I hate editing, I don’t usually dread it like I dread most things with numbers, but it’s still not my favorite thing to do. That’s one reason […]
A Few of My Favorite Things!
When I first started posting on this blog on a regular basis, I had high hopes and plans. I was going to write a helpful post each week about some aspect of writing, publishing or marketing. Something I had learned or was learning, updates on my books and other insightful things. I even got a […]
Short Story #1
Have you ever wished you could write like your favorite author, or wondered what it would be like to NEVER use the word “said” in a story? Do you ever wish you were better at “showing” and not “telling”? Are your descriptions blah and you conversations stilted? Perhaps you’ve experienced all of these feelings and […]
Research!
Do you like research? Are you fascinated by the way people used to live? How they talked? What clothes they had? How they got places and what was going on in the rest of the country? I am. I love finding little things here and there that actually happened and filing it away in my […]
Favorite 2015 Resource
Welcome to 2016! I’m having a difficult time trying to realize that this is a new year. A new year with lots of potential for getting things done, for learning new things, for growing as a child of the Most High, and the amazing opportunities He sends my way! I don’t know about you, but […]