Category: Just Published
You’re Never Too Old to Write a Book
“Big deal,” I hear you saying. Of course you’re never too old to write a book! These days, anyone can become an author. It is so easy; by using “Publishing on Demand” and publishing on the internet, anyone can get a book out there. So what am I talking about? I’m talking about the fact [...]
Murder by Moonlight
My name is Sandra, and I am a professional killer. However, I don’t spend all of my time killing people; during the day I am a mother of three, a wife, a writer, a philanthropist, and even a part-time librarian at my son’s school. But when the sun goes down, I shed my daytime persona, [...]
Writing in Stolen Time: 10 Ways to Create Time (Literally)!
‘How on earth did you find time to write a novel? You’ve got kids!’ This is a question I have been asked frequently since publishing my debut novel The Girl Who Came Home – A Titanic Novel on Kindle last month. I sometimes wonder myself! But, having wondered, I’ve realised that when you have a [...]
A Journey of Souls – Why Novels Are the Most Truthful Medium
The first time someone talks to you because they’ve read your novel, it is very peculiar. The novel I have just published – My Memories of a Future Life – is about a classical pianist who has to stop playing because of a mysterious injury. Her desperation and her search for a cure are the [...]
a heart offering: her white tree
She was telling me the story so I’d understand that my work was doing some good stuff. It mattered to her that I held this. And as I have trouble holding the idea that my words can touch like they do, I was paying careful attention. I wanted to hold it – I think more [...]
Announcing the Birth of a Book: Welcome to the World, Blueberry Truth
“How long does it take to write a book?” I get asked that question a lot. My standard answer is about nine months, or about the same amount of time it takes to make a baby. It’s a bit of a pat answer, but there is some truth to it. It does take, give or [...]
Finding a Publisher You Love
Earlier this week, my first novel, Six Weeks to Yehidah, was released by All Things That Matter Press (ATTMP) and hit the Amazon bestseller charts the evening of its debut. I have no doubt that much of the reason for this early success is that I chose the right publisher. Six Weeks to Yehidah crosses [...]
Celebrating Rejection Letters? Easy After Finding Felicity is Published
Rejection letters are beautiful things. I can say that now, feeling somewhat smug that my novel, the very novel for which I have said beautiful rejection letters, has found a home. That it took six years is a fact that I do my best to repress. They were six very very long years. Does it [...]
Pre-Publishing Fear: Before the Release of Bluesday
As I write this post, I am a few days away from the release of my first published novel, Bluesday. I’m sure all of you authors know exactly how I’m feeling right now. Churning within me is a mixture of excitement and raw, gripping fear. Excitement because what I have worked so long and hard [...]
Will Read for …
One of the great joys, and terrors, of being a writer is being asked to give readings. Readings are a validation of our work and of our ability to project that work before an audience. When they go well, they provide a rush of reinforcement that can keep us writing through those bleak Februaries of [...]
