When the movie Eat Pray Love came out there was one scene and one quote that struck me so deeply, I've used it several times over the years, whether as a quote to myself or to a friend who was going through a particularly hard situation. "A friend took me to the most amazing place the other [...]
Tag: Reviews
Trolls exist . . . it’s true, they steal your socks! #writing #amwriting #author #romance #fantasy
Any author who has novels on the market knows about "those reviews". You know those bad reviews where you just know that the person sitting on the other side of the screen typed those nasty-beyond-nasty words just out of spite. Maybe they know you personally or met you in a public place and without meaning to [...]
Behaving Badly ~ The Curse of the Internet Rant #writing #amwriting #author #selfpublishing #wednesdayblessings
Today, I'm reflecting on grace. I remember a fire storm erupting a couple of years ago over one author's rant against JK Rowling. In the article, author Lynn Shepherd bashed the famed Harry Potter creator and all her fans. Suffice it say this attack didn't bode well for Ms. Shepherd's career, and with the hate mail she received and [...]
Your Book is not Their Baby #writing #amwriting #romance #paranormal #fantasy #author
A few months ago I read something that struck me like a lightning bolt. Duh. Why didn't I think of it like that before? I mean, it's totally obvious, but still, the thought had never crossed my mind (for the full post, click on the link). So what was this something? "As a writer, your [...]
To fake it, or not to fake it . . . #writing #amwriting #author #romance #fantasy #paranormal
I have been blessed with fantastic writer friends. Yes, I am one of the lucky ones that can say that. In the past several months, in an effort to make more time for reading, I've been challenging myself to a book a month---a challenge that I've been able to keep. Yay! So far my reading [...]
Why you gotta be so mean? #writing #amwriting #writerslife #writerproblems
Just like every other author out there, I've always known the drill when it comes to dealing with bad reviews: just don't read them and ignore them completely. Still, though, even with all that wonderful advice, sometimes we cave. We read them. And they hurt. They hurt a lot. Certainly, every bad review can sting, but [...]
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