Tag Archives: writing

3/9/13

I was ready to skip tonight because I had nothing to say, but the Add a Post page came up, and I guess I’ll try. I think the only way I will get any housework done is to just take … Continue reading

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3/8/13

About to miss another day. Sorry, guys, but after I sit at my computer writing all day, it is getting harder and harder to come back to work and do a blog entry. That isn’t fair, though, so I try … Continue reading

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3/6/13

Sorry about missing yesterday, but I really had little to say. I did no cleaning, and finished no stories, though I did start two new ones. I was just really tired, still sore, and in no mood to blog. Sometimes … Continue reading

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Don't Put All Your Marketing Eggs in One Basket

Something that I have learned from watching the world around me–particularly as it relates to my career–is that the landscape of the Publishing Business is an ever evolving one. Years ago, when being professionally published was merely a dream, I … Continue reading

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3/4/13

In too much pain to move any more than necessary today…so I got 4 submissions off. 😛 Aside from that — trashcan in, DvR cleaned out. The Walking Dead WAS dark last night, wasn’t it? Almost done with Season 6 … Continue reading

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Standing Out from the Crowd

  Today as I wandered the 85th Annual Zilker Kite Festival in Austin, Texas, I found my mind turning again to marketing and how it relates to writing. And when I saw the situation above, I realized I had found my … Continue reading

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What I Learned About Marketing From "Orcs Must Die"

My husband asked me if I wanted to play a little “Orcs Must Die” (actually, OMD 2, but who’s counting…) I’d been working hard on the Scavenger Hunt all day, so I said sure. Of course, I’d been working hard … Continue reading

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3/2/13

Well, if I take out all my writing news, I have little to talk about over here…until I get that balancing act figured out… Today, for instance, I did no cleaning, because I was working on marketing all day. And … Continue reading

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The Overwhelming Freedom of Rejection

Until I figure out how to make a “Blog” page, separate from the Front page, this will have to do. I am not going to jump in to revising the site until I decide what I want. But I have … Continue reading

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3/1/13

Yes, I have decided. I know that it may make a handful of you have to read two separate blogs…but I really need to move the writing news back to the other site. Sorry. I am hoping that it will … Continue reading

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