Shut Up and Do as You’re Told. Or Not.
When we’re kids, the lesson that gets drilled into us more than any other is this: Do as you’re told. It’s right behind don’t talk to strangers and look both… Read more »
Category: Marketing & Platform Building
Overwhelmed? Start With One Thing.
Before I hit my groove as a freelancer and novelist, I wasted a lot of years cowering under the table, completely overwhelmed by the idea of working for myself. I… Read more »
Crab Mentality and Writers
Long ago, when I studied psychology in school, we learned about behavior called “Crab Mentality.” The gist is this: A bunch of crabs are in a bucket, trap, or stew pot…. Read more »
My Biggest Mistakes as a Writer
Like everyone, I make mistakes. Big ones, small ones, you name it. Recently, I was thinking about my biggest mistakes as a writer and I came up with two whoppers,… Read more »
Getting Controversial: Good Idea or Not?
Today I want to expand on something that I’ve touched on in prior posts and which is a hot-button issue given the current political climate: The issue of authors using… Read more »
Overcoming the Social Media Brain Crash
I never was much of a fan of social media. I never understood the hype or the joy that people derive from giving their entire lives over to the computer…. Read more »
What To Do When You Are Utterly Sick of Yourself
Last week, I posted about how this year I was going to get back to basics and write more, market/promote less. Part of that resolution stems from frustration at having… Read more »
Social Media Passivity vs. Living Real Life
Now that I’m an author, I’ve had to delve deep into the World of Social Media. Despite my reservations that a confirmed introvert like myself can successfully market in such… Read more »
The Writing Calendar
I am not a fly by the seat of my pants kind of person. Partly that’s just because I don’t enjoy not knowing how I’m spending my time, but it’s… Read more »
Unfollow: The Key To Good Mental Health
Following and unfollowing on social media is voluntary and that’s the beauty of it. Social media is one of the few areas of our lives where we have total control… Read more »