Creative Book Marketing: Handouts

Some would say my time would be better spent writing, but I've had a heck of a good time designing RIM To RIM's  cover,  business cards, posters for a future book launch, handouts. That's creative, too, right? Last week I discovered PicMonkey.com, a free website which allows you to edit digital photographs. I wish I … Continue reading Creative Book Marketing: Handouts

Tattered Cover Books

I traveled to Colorado for several reasons: family, friends, and outdoor fun, but one of my favorite stops was Tattered Cover Books in the LoDo neighborhood of Denver. I visited twice in the space of a week. The popular two or three story store reminded me of an old, well-funded library . . . comfy … Continue reading Tattered Cover Books

Story Wins Award

I was shocked to get an e-mail saying my short story won first place in a contest. An author friend told me about Midlife Collage's website which features slice-of-life true stories, so I came up with a short story and sent it off. I thought the winner would be the one with the most Facebook … Continue reading Story Wins Award

Formatting my Novel for Kindle

Rim To Rim - Death in the Grand Canyon is almost ready to be published as an e-book on Amazon.com. I very excited about having people read this fictional novel which is an adventure story for women with a twist of mystery. Here's the tag line: When her husband serves her with divorce papers for … Continue reading Formatting my Novel for Kindle

Writing is Hard Work

David Kazzie, the creator of this video got it right. Very funny . . . to hard working writers anyway. I had a few of those naive thoughts in my early years of learning the craft of writing. I've now learned how much I don't know and am willing to take the baby steps needed … Continue reading Writing is Hard Work