Finding my Readers

Finding my Readers

According to some of the experts on the internet, I need to start marketing my book before it’s published. And the first step to doing that is identifying who my readers are. I’m assuming they mean my potential readers, as I really don’t have readers yet because...
Editing 101

Editing 101

I’m taking an editing course this month, and so far, it’s going well. I’m learning many new things but not so many that I’m starting to doubt myself. In the course, they included a unit on writing inclusively. As I listened to the information...
How to Shred without a Shredder

How to Shred without a Shredder

Day 1 – My Journey to Publishing I’m flying home tomorrow, and I don’t want to lug back the 300 pages of my latest manuscript. I mean, I do. But I don’t want to pay for overage charges on my luggage for all the paper, so I don’t. So,...
Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

Photo by George Dolgikh @ Giftpundits.com on Pexels.com I hope the Easter bunny brought you lots of chocolate. Or if he didn’t, I hope you’ve had time to go to the grocery store and buy up the stuff that’s been marked down. Yum. For Easter this year I’m in Vancouver...
Vacation Time!

Vacation Time!

After being locked down due to the pandemic for the last two years, we’ve decided to go out next week and see what the world outside our family room has been doing this whole time. I’m taking my writing work and laptop on our trip, but honestly, I just...
Spring

Spring

It’s a good day here. It’s the first day of spring, and I just sent my manuscript to a copy editor. That’s two good things and I’m celebrating them both. I love spring. I love the thought that the weather will keep getting better, and I can...