When Your Week Is Hell…
This has been a hellish week. Two out of town funerals, a house that looks like a bomb went off due to the never-ending painting project, appointments, and a host… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Give Yourself a Better Job Description Than “Freelance Writer”
Many of us who work on a per-project basis refer to ourselves as “freelance writers.” That’s what we are, after all. We’re hired guns, the people you come to when… Read more »
Weekly News Update & Reading List 04/21/17
The news this week is… Virtually nothing. At least nothing interesting and Earth shattering. With the painting project in full swing, a funeral to attend, board game reviews to write,… Read more »
What Books and Board Games Have In Common
Board gamers are a diverse bunch. Some are techies who work in the worlds of science and computers. Others are doctors, artists, executives, lawyers, or activists. But what’s always struck… Read more »
Don’t Do What’s Right. Do What’s Right for You.
There’s a lot of writing/publishing/marketing advice out there. (Including what I post here so, yeah, I’m contributing to the problem.) And every site, book, guru, and column purports to know… Read more »
Weekly News Update 04/14/17: Easter Edition
Happy Easter! There’s actually BIG NEWS this week! Hunted Fate, book three in the Threads of the Moirae series, has a release date. It will release as an ebook on… Read more »
Literary Bluffing. Stop It!
Am I the only one who’s noticed that it has now become cooler to “have read” than “to read?” People are eager to jump in on conversations about books and… Read more »
A Sad and Cautionary Freelancer’s Tale
Over the years, I’ve been in and out of contact with a fellow writer who’s been trying to make a go out of freelancing. She started freelancing about seven years ago… Read more »
Weekly News Update & Reading List 04/07/17
Ah, news. They say no news is good news, right? Well, I’m still waiting for my publisher to set a release date for the next Fate book and for it… Read more »
Dealing With Reading Fatigue
Reading fatigue. No, I’m not talking about reading and falling asleep, nor am I talking about eye strain, carpal tunnel from holding the book, or bed sores from reading in… Read more »