May 31, 2018 | My friends' Guest Posts, Writing
This is a guest post by Margaret Wellwood, a children’s book writer, editor, and grandmother. Margaret shares here some precious lessons she learned listening to feedback from her readers. Compliments and Criticism: Lessons Learned and Applied from My First Book When...
May 27, 2018 | My friends' Guest Posts, Writing
I don’t often have the pleasure of hosting guest posts by editors, so I am particularly pleased with this one. Liam Carnahan looks at editing from the editor’s point of view, explaining what you need to do before you submit your manuscript to an editor....
May 25, 2018 | Marketing, My friends' Guest Posts
As you know, I’m a web developer by day and author by night. So, this guest post by Christina Battons, a web content expert in Los Angeles, was of particular interest to me. Christina is a creative writer who is able to connect various thoughts into a single...
May 23, 2018 | My friends' Guest Posts, Writing
This is a guest post by Cal Bailey. Cal runs MountainLeon.com – a travel blog he started after two years of backpacking around the world. If you want to learn more about life on the road or his blogging, you can read his latest post here. I had hosted a guest...
May 21, 2018 | Entertainment
With all the Avengers: Infinity War hype you may be excused for feeling a tad confused as to who is who/does what in Marvel’s universe. Thankfully, Sonia Rao and Shelly Tan over at The Washington Post have come up with a handy, interactive cheat sheet that will...
May 19, 2018 | Free Stuff, My Publications
In April, I posted my thousandth post on this blog. To celebrate, I will share here all my short stories. Every couple of weeks, I’ll be posting one story from my celebrated Exciting Destinies series for you to enjoy. With over 30 stories so far, I hope...
May 17, 2018 | My friends' Guest Posts, Writing
This is a guest post by my author friend, William R. Bartlett. It continues his discussion of all things firearms. Assault rifles have featured prominently in the horrific events in Florida, Las Vegas and elsewhere, so I wish to repeat that this series is only meant...