Five tips to help you with your confidence issues — The longer I write and teach, the more I’m convinced that poor writing has nothing to do with writing skills — those can be corrected quickly and easily — and everything to do with a lack of confidence. Writing seems like such an easy activity. We let our thoughts flow…

They can be the best part of your presentation — A few weeks ago, we had Medium Day, a full day of workshops and presentations about all sorts of topics. It was fun! Did you all enjoy it? I have to admit that I love going to conferences and attending workshops. I love to learn about anything. So, an event…

Is it worth the cost? — There are so many opportunities for authors to spend money on promotion. Which ones are worth it, and which are a waste of time? That’s the question I ask myself all the time. One such opportunity, for example, is to buy ads on social media accounts. Facebook. LinkedIn. And then…

Keeping your joy in this crazy business — I think I finally caught Covid or some nasty bug. I made it three years without getting even a cold, but it appears it finally caught up with me. The fever, chills, body aches, and sore throat stunk, but what was worse for me was the inability to work. If…

Knowing which opportunities to consider — Writers are bombarded with opportunities in 2023. Don’t believe me? Go to LinkedIn and place yourself as “open to work” as a writer. You’ll receive daily emails from people looking for content writers, grant writers, entertainment writers, writers for study guides, and the list goes on. Then there are blogging…

Taking your book from idea to publication — Last Friday, my new novel, Let Us Begin was released and I had a fun little party to launch my baby into the world. It was a lot of fun, kind of costly, and only the beginning of my efforts to get my book in front of readers. Writing a…

The benefits of writing character-driven stories — The first time I picked up a romance novel, I was probably about twelve or thirteen, and I was hooked. Yes, the love story was great, and I wanted to know how the two people in the story would get over their differences and finally admit that they loved each…

Two Questions to Help You Clarify the Vision of Your Story Thank you all who attended my Medium Day Session today. I could not figure out how to share my powerpoint slides through Hopin, so I am adding the slides here.

Register, attend my session, ask questions, and let’s hang out — What a great idea Medium Day is! Are you all as excited as I am? On August 12 the first-ever virtual conference on Medium is happening, celebrating all of us and Medium’s 11th birthday.