Thank you, Writing Community on Twitter. It was through you that I discovered Shirley Gilmore and then her book, Bucky and the Lukefahr Ladies: Walking the Labyrinth. It didn’t take long to know I wanted to devour the story to discover what was up with Simon Carter and his dogged determination to keep his daughter,... Continue Reading →
In honor of Indie April, I’ve asked self-published author Andrew McDowell, a fellow member of the Maryland Writers’ Association, questions about his debut novel Mystical Greenwood and lessons learned. We’re both writing our second novels. And so, I wanted to take time out to consider what we are doing differently the second time around. M.J.... Continue Reading →
February is short on days, and I’m short on time. Instead of the blog I’ve pondered on throughout the week, Sawmills and Sappy Characters. I’ve decided to go with MJ’s Mismatched Month. Mismatched, in what way? Well, my to-do list has expanded past February’s 28 days, allowing mayhem to trample, twist, and tug my schedule... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the third and final installment of the False Gods cover reveals. For those of you tuning in for the first time, I’ll recap or you can go to the first blog. While participating in a Self-Publishing panel with L. R. Trovillion, she brought her first novel, False Gods, with three different covers. It... Continue Reading →
Author L. R. Trovillion brought her book, False Gods, in three different covers, to the Maryland Writer's Association's Howard County's January chapter meeting as an example of a hard lesson learned. It was such a striking visual demonstration I asked if I could share it with you. In last week's blog, Are You Covered for... Continue Reading →
Do you judge a book by its cover? Answer truthfully. It's a trick question; we all do. Whether the book sits on a library shelf, a bookstore display shelf, or the digital shelf. It’s the cover that grabs our attention, that compels us to examine it further, that makes us wonder what point in the... Continue Reading →
On January 17th, the Howard County Chapter of Maryland Writer’s Association had a panel of three independent authors discuss their self-publishing experiences, which I was one. Let me say, I enjoyed spending the evening learning from the other 2 panelists, L. R. Trovillion, and Eileen McIntire, as well as from our esteemed audience. I wasn’t... Continue Reading →
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