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When some people hear that my novel THIRTEEN is set in Canada they automatically say, why Canada? Wouldn’t it do better if it was set in ...

Editing Social Media Copy You Need a New Pair of Eyes Your brain does funny things when trying to edit recently written copy, it sees wha...

The first part of writing a novel is figuring out what it’s about. The next step is to figure out whom the story is about. Characters tel...

I thought I'd put together a list of Women Authors. The problem is there are so many I didn't know who to put on the list and who to leav...

From March 2016 It's 2:30 AM. I've woken up. Probably some truck that went by or the heartburn. I hate heartburn. What can I expect when ...

Yikes is right, I've made some mistakes. I'm reading 'Create Your Writer Platform' by Chuck Sambuchino and it's a bit overwhelming. I'm n...

Last night I watched the 2012 Version on Netflix. The premise of THIRTEEN is very similar to Red Dawn, a North American city is invaded a...