To the Bookshelves This is the final stop on our story’s journey. I hope you’ve enjoyed this trip and learned some things. Once I made those final corrections from the proof copy, I created my kindle book for Jim Wood. I don’t like creating the kindle book before I’ve made the final corrections or I […]

Final Checks The proof copy is in my hands! It’s always an exciting moment when I get to actually hold my story in book form even if it is a proof copy. But now what? After I’ve admired it and and commented on it and found some things to fix (the synopsis was way too […]

Formatting/Cover/Proof My story is written, it’s been edited to a certain extent, now what? Now I get the fun part. I mean I love writing and seeing the story come together and finding out what happens to my characters, but I also enjoy formatting, designing the cover, putting it all together and getting my proof […]

Editing How do I get my stories edited? And how did Jim Wood get edited? I have found that my editing is a bit different than many other writers. But it works really well for me. Yes, I’ve read the books that say:“Never go back and edit as you write.”“Write the entire story first and […]

Starting to Write Planner or Pantser? As I shared in the last post, ideas for stories come from everywhere. But Jim Wood began because I just started writing. Did I have any idea where the story was going? No. Did I know who my main characters were going to be? I knew Jim Wood. That […]

Ideas Several people have asked me to share how my books are created from start to finish. Several years ago I did a blog series about it, but things have changed over time, so I thought you all might enjoy it whether you are a writer or not. Let’s begin at the beginning because I’ve […]