Para Mysteries Radio: What in the World? It’s the first Thursday of the month, which means tonight I co-host Para Mysteries Radio with the talented and lovely Teal Gray! Teal shares my love for all things quirky, offbeat, and overlooked. We call our first Thursday shows “What in the World?” because we focus on all the wacky goodness that we come across both online and off. Call in your questions & comments during the show by dialing: 1-618-421-4522 Listen Live and/or Chat with us During the Show: I hope you’ll tune into our show tonight. You can listen by visiting this link…
Category: Blog on Writing & Life
Writing Advice: Take it or toss it! “Never take advice, including this.” I love that quote from the author Katherine Anne Porter because it is so dang true! We all need advice, but sometimes it’s hard to tell what’s good from what’s bad. Have you ever taken the wrong advice regarding your writing? I know I have! Most of the bad writing advice I get falls into 1 of 3 categories: 1. “You know what you should write?” I bet I’m not the only one out there who is constantly being told (usually by non-writers) what they “really should be writing.” This…
Beware the White Screen of Death I’ve been blogging here since 2007 and for the most part, it’s been a smooth ride. For the past 1 1/2 years, though, it’s been glitch after glitch after glitch. I won’t bore you with details, but suffice it to say I lost track of how many times my site lapsed into the infamous “white screen of death.” As if that wasn’t bad enough, a bunch of comments suddenly disappeared and visitors were no longer able to leave new ones. My web host was not helpful at all. Reaching a human by phone took…
Who is Patricia? My friend, Patricia, is an indie author with a brand new book series coming out! I’ve never met Patty in person, but here’s what I do know: She’s talented, hardworking, prolific, playful, kind, and supportive of other indie authors (like me!) So…even though my blog is giving me fits and won’t let people comment, I wanted to be part of her cover reveal. Read on: Michael Path of Angels Book One Add to your Goodreads shelf About the book: There is only one path. Born mortal along with his three brothers, Michael is an Archangel with…
Blog problems My blog has been giving me technical problems lately – and by “lately” I mean since last June. At the moment, it won’t let people leave comments, which is a bummer because blogs are all about two-way communication! Rethinking my blog Maybe it’s just frustration over all the time spent trying to fix my blog when I could have been writing, but I find myself wondering why I blog. Is it worth the time and energy? Does anyone out there enjoy my posts? Should I even bother? I owe a lot to my blog That said, I owe…
How can #StoryDam chat help you this year? A couple weeks ago at #StoryDam writing chat on Twitter I asked everyone, “What do you need to work on the most in 2015 writing-wise? How would you like #StoryDam to help with your writing this year?” Motivation, Accountability, & Follow Through I thought people’s replies would be all over the place. Much to my surprise, a theme quickly emerged. As it turns out, the #StoryDam crew wants help with motivation, accountability, and following through on writing projects. A couple ideas… Since then, I’ve been mulling over everyone’s comments, wondering how our…