Want to read it now? I’m gathering a team of readers/social media wizards–my book launch team–who can help me build buzz about this important novel. Just to be real: Strains of Silence is not a sweet Sunday School novel. It’s a broken people, bad choices, major consequences story. But when we’re honest, we broken people are […]
A well-written story can pull me in for hours. I love linking arms with the main character and facing dangerous foes. To be swept away, engulfed in a sensory-rich story world is a wondrous thing. We all need new adventures. The best stories of all fill my mind with wonder and with fear, with joy […]
How do you feel about semicolons? That super cute card is available from Fishcakes by Voz on Etsy. Oh, the stuff. There’s a movement to oust them from polite fiction society. But whether or not you’re a fan, Grammar-me says correct usage is important. I’ve met some semicolon-haters; I’ve […]
‘Ello, loves. Want to know how to engage your readers? Today, I’m introducing you to someone new to me. Jackie Castle, freelance writer, novelist, illustrator, educator. This woman has such imagination, and she does the thing–the engage readers thing. And here’s what she’s got to say about it. As an Indie author, I’ve had to […]
Were I to have the privilege of sitting somewhere in time past and listening to Kurt Vonnegut, I’m sure I would leave unsettled. Shocked probably. Maybe irked. Moved, I think. But I guarantee you this. I would be uncomfortable with Things as They Are. Mr. Vonnegut knew how to write, how to speak, how to engage […]
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