We’re already up to our third episode of Creative Edge Writer’s Showcase! We had such a fun one with Miranda Oh, chick lit and romantic comedy author. Talking to her is like dipping yourself in a pool of positivity. You can’t help but smile at her attitude toward life, her books, and her readers. Visit […]
In our second episode of Creative Edge Writer’s Showcase, our guest was YA author and two time Aurora Award nominee Suzy Vadori. If you’re a YA writer, she has a lot of important advice to share, like having young adult beta readers instead of only adults, and what young adult readers critiqued about her book […]
A week ago I hosted the first ever Creative Edge Writer’s Showcase podcast, part of Authors on the Air Global Radio Network. I was so excited to do something a bit different—instead of having a discussion with a panel like I do once a month on The Writer’s Edge, I interviewed Hugo and Nebula award-winning […]
Author Marnie Cate has created a new series for Go Indie Now! Check out the premier episode of Author Insight, where a small group of authors – J.M. Northup, Mari Collins, me, and your fabulous host Marnie – talk in-depth about some topics like strangest thing to research and character names that we didn’t like […]
This weekend is going to be a very exciting one for me! Author Event #1: Saturday, September 10 at 7 p.m. EST, join legendary indie authors and me for a live discussion of all things writing. The author roster includes LE Fitzpatrick, Jason Greensides, Joe Compton, Julie Northrup, Cindy Schneider, Karina Kantas, and me, with […]
I’m very excited to say that I recently entered a really fun Valentine’s Day writing competition and made it as one of four finalists! Read all the stories (each one is no more than 1200 words) and vote for your favorite: http://mistressofthedarkpath.wordpress.com/2013/02/11/february-2013-writing-contest-finalists/ The voting deadline is February 13th at midnight (EST), so make sure to get your vote […]
I am a huge fan of writings from other cultures, whether written in English or translated into English from the original language. My favorite cultural literature is Asian; the cultural history is extraordinary and unique in every category (family, fashion, women’s rights, etc.), and the style of writing is very distinctive, even if translated into English. In fact, […]
I’ve noticed that in many pieces of classic literature, the authors tend to go off on long tangents and/or repeat things far too often. Moby Dick has entire chapters that go off on tangents, i.e. chapter 24, “The Advocate” (Ishmael makes his very long case for being a whale-hunter) and chapter 25, “Postscript” (Ishmael continues to […]