Beginning writers often struggle with point of view; even more accomplished writers can slip into their author voice when they’re not paying attention, or neglect to draw their narrative deep into the POV of their character. Point of view affects storytelling as well as craft, and in some ways is the most basic part of writing: point of view is… Read More

Production: Mowing the lawn. Production Capacity: Maintaining the lawnmower…so that you can mow the lawn in the future. I’ve been reading Steven Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, which I strongly recommend, but only when you’re ready to have your life critiqued, blown apart into tiny bits, and stitched back together. (I had to stop after Habit #2. You’re… Read More

Back from a 2 week social media break? Check Perspective, adjusted? Check Ready to blog again? Yes, please, thank you. Stuff that happened while I was away: Made some scones. Did some grilling. Met Amanda Hocking. Met Lisa Cross.  (As well as hung out with fellow Indelibles Megg Jensen and Karly Kirkpatrick.) (Look for giveaways of these signed books coming… Read More

Power Up Your Brain, from Big Think I’m a huge fan of Big Think, and I click through to read almost all their posts. This one about Powering Up Your Brain nudged me a little further down a thought-path I’ve been treading for a while: what can I do to foster my creativity and boost my writerly productivity? I’ve tried… Read More

The Faery Swap by Susan Kaye Quinn, Draft One, Critiqued Following Roni Loren’s advice, I’ll be endeavoring to use more of my own pictures and appropriate Common Use pictures, rather than trolling the internet for images. A good critique partner is honest, will tell you when you repeat your repeats, repetitively, and won’t be afraid to tell you that a… Read More

Every Tuesday 9pm EST, the Indelibles host #INDIEchat – a twitter gathering where we discuss all things indie publishing. Each week is a different topic, and we’ve had lots of interesting guests (chat transcripts are posted the day after). I’m extra excited for tonight’s chat, as our guest is my latest indie author-hero Hugh Howey and our topic is Short… Read More