First, regular commenter Victoria Caswell (aka aspiring_x), who won my book Life, Liberty, and Pursuit in the newsletter contest, posted a tremendously sweet review over at her blog Hairnet and Hopes. Thanks, Vic!! Some of the best ideas for posts come from commenters and followers. Yesterday, a Facebook friend asked if I thought her MG story idea was overdone or… Read More
Star Trek and Buttercream Frosting I love writing. The passion I used to reserve for Star Trek and buttercream frosting (combined??) I now lavish upon this obsession I have for the craft of writing. It takes over my movie watching (five minutes into The Matrix last night, someone tells Neo, You’re one of those people who thinks you’re special, aren’t… Read More
This is my Week 5 check-in of my ROW80 challenge to finish the rough draft of Sekrit Middle Grade Fantasy project by June 14th! Check out Sheri’s Progress Here Check out Margo’s Progress Here Check out C. Lee’s Progress Here This is the point in a draft where I get itchy. I did a lot of drafting this week, fingers flying over… Read More
I FINALLY figured out how to get the cool Social Media buttons on my posts! *balloons* *streamers* See that bar at the bottom with facebook and twitter and other buttons? Click on those to share this post to your respective social media favorites. I had two share buttons before, but only after seriously hacking the HTML and fighting with Blogger… Read More
I interrupt my normally scheduled Friday post to bring you this Public Service Announcement. The Blogger Meltdown has reminded me of the importance of backing up. Last year, I discovered the back-up function on Blogger, and now seems a good time to remind everyone to EXPORT YOUR BLOG! Here’s how (from my prior post): Fortunately, Blogger has a back-up function. Go… Read More
Lisa Gail Green did a great post on Blogging Etiquette, which should be standard reading for everyone starting out a new blog. Lisa’s post, and a plea for help from new blogger Lynn Kelley got me thinking. After blogging for about 18 months, what tips did I have to share with someone just starting out? Lisa’s Etiquette covers the Do’s and… Read More