Author, Writer, Book Coach
I just returned from having coffee with fellow authorette, Bonnie Hardy. She’s got a great mystery series going, and if there’s one thing I love, it’s to talk shop. Although I’m sure I babbled like an excited second-grader at Disneyland,…
As a recovering perfectionist, I remind myself on a regular basis that nothing is perfect. But practice does make possible. I’ve written a lot of words over the years, and as it turns out, none of them were wasted. Even…
Welcome to 2022. I got you. In the excitement of entering yet another year full of woes and wherewithals, I’m here to say there’s a better way. Now, I’m not immune to the gloom, but raising five kids taught me…
Is it time to go shopping? Need the perfect gift for someone who loves to read but already has all the books? I’ve gone shopping for you! Honor their need for words with this baker’s dozen list of best gifts…
Every year, my family wants to know what I want for Christmas and every year I react like a deer in the headlights. Gifts are tricky little things and I am notoriously hard to shop for because, frankly, I don’t…
Something snaps in the marketing mind of an Indie author as she careens through the social media maze and the website, uh, web. She sits at her desk one fine morning and realizes that her efforts at anonymity have been…
It’s National Library Week, and this library makes me happy. What? It appears utterly common, downright drab, and blends in with the native wildlife? Every mystic portal does, my deary. Only those with the gift of imagination know better and…
I love me a good reading challenge. I raised my fabulous five surrounded by books and, so far as I can tell, I think it’s done them well. The youngest is a tender twenty years old and can figure out…
Will the real Loveda Brown please stand up? I spent the weekend holding interviews for my murder mystery novel. I’ve already hired an editor. A book cover designer is currently on board. The folks at Amazon don’t know what’s coming…
