Inconsistencies in Writing and How to Find Them
We're too close to our work. Identifying and fixing inconsistencies is the first step towards an immersive and cohesive story.
Light Podcasting
Efficiency with podcasting. What am I using, how long does it take, where do I spend my time? How do I do this as one solo person?
An Editor's Perspective
Feedback is a gift. What are we asking for when we ask for feedback from an editor? More importantly, are we ready to receive it? I write about my fears around the editorial process, how I stumbled on my editor, and how I received her edits.
Learn what to Cut Out from Storytelling, Podcasts, and Life
Most of us need a harbinger of truth to pull us back from the growing chasm created by politics. A Kalyana Mithra is a 'good or admirable friend'. They offer mentorship, act as a guide or spiritual ally, and contribute to spiritual and ethical growth. In writing, these are our editors and producers.
Publishing with Ingram Spark
Two months of wrestling with book covers and PDF files before I finally added my books for a wider distribution than available from Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing.
Indie versus Trad Publishing
When impatience rules my psyche, will introspection calm my desire for immediate gratification through Independent Publishing?
What do exposition and 'sausage making' have in common?
I've been firing on all cylinders in the last week. My daughter caught a debilitating stomach virus. I ended up self-medicating with YouTube videos and experimented with social media.
I rubbed my daughter's belly and sang, "belly ache, belly ache, go away, go away."
She's better now.
What I learned: Comicon 2025
A Day of Books, Connections, and Unexpected Moments.
Have you ever wondered what happens when an author steps into the vibrant world of Comicon?
Writing at the Turn of the 21st Century
Nostalgic comparison of writing a novel in the pre-mobile era. I finished writing THE TAKING in the year 2000. I write about why my first novel does not reflect the calibre of my writing today. The long read.
The Frazzled Mind
I’ve written a novel I’ve submitted to agents and publishers. Now what?