Over the years, I’ve been asked, “Why don’t you go back to school?” It’s a simple question, with several answers. I received my BA in Psychology. Before graduating, I took graduate courses in Educational Psychology. At the time, I thought I might remain in school — hide, really. I had no idea what I would do with my… [Read more…]
September 22, 2011
Okay, I’m still reading Christina Katz’s book about building your platform. Yes, it’s taking a bit of time, but there’s a great reason! As I read the book, I stop to implement or research the ideas. You’ll notice one new connection on my blog: Twitter. I connected the Facebook page to Twitter, too. And, if you… [Read more…]
August 29, 2011
“When writers talk too much about their ideas, they can dissipate them, sometimes to the point where enthusiasm for an idea wanes completely.” I can do this in reverse, how about you? If I talk too little about an idea, I can lose interest/enthusiasm. If I spend too much time receiving feedback, I get stuck. How… [Read more…]
August 26, 2011
“The sole purpose of a pitch is to create interest in your book. It has to make people want to know more.” – This is great, and oddly enough something a writer might not think much about. When I think of a pitch, I immediately think “selling to an editor or agent.” WOW! What a… [Read more…]
September 9, 2009
Everything I need to know about business, I learned from the spider in our basement. This spider, I’ll call him Fred, perched from his thread behind the door, and just above the floor, had the perfect location for nibbling. Every day, one of us retreated to the basement office to work. There was Fred faithfully and… [Read more…]
February 23, 2012
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