This is how broken our country is right now—finding a cure for Alzheimer’s is less important to the people in charge than giving tax cuts to their political donors. 1 — Alzheimer’s afflicts 5M people annually, causing unbelievable emotional and financial stress with this incredibly cruel disease. 2 — The GOP shoves through a tax cut to corporations like Pfizer,… Read More
One Weird Trick for Self-Publishing
All my advice about self-publishing in 12 words: Learn how to write one book that sells. The rest is details.
ON GROWING YOUR BUSINESS
I’m finally putting some “smart” in the data collection for my author business (some visual basic scripts to make it faster). With 35 novels and a host of short fiction across 2 pennames (each of which is a business of its own), I’ve surpassed the catalogs of some small publishers. I’m Nora-Roberts-level prolific, which means the catalog is going to… Read More
ACTION and REACTION
ACTION and REACTION Trump’s inauguration and the Women’s March. “Grab ’em by the pussy” and the #MeToo Movement. A bigoted politician in VA tries to push through anti-transgender legislation and a transgender woman wins his seat in the next election. Action and Re-Action In my personal life, an insane amount of stress and my discovery of meditation. From that comes… Read More
About Those Resolutions
ABOUT THOSE RESOLUTIONS… I don’t have any this year. My self-improvement plans are manifold and ongoing, but they’re not dependent on “gearing up” for change in the New Year or “muscling through” the tough spots. I’m probably the only person in the world who will *cancel* her gym membership on Jan 1st (I’ve decided to spend that money on yoga… Read More
Battling the Demons
Summoning my inner shield maiden Yesterday was a visceral reminder that Daring Greatly=Vulnerability. And that before you can even step in the arena, you have to battle the Anxiety demon and his more blood-thirsty cousin, Terror, who are guarding the gates. Those guys weren’t messing around, either. My first battle weapons (frequent breaks, exercise) didn’t even make a dent. When… Read More
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