Showing posts with label writing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label writing. Show all posts
Sunday, February 15, 2026

What do I think when I read my books NOW?

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Time has a way of changing your views. What makes sense today sometimes won't make sense a week, month, or year from now. Of course, thi...
Sunday, April 27, 2025

Have your book tastes changed?

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"Who's that?" An older lady with blue eyeshadow awkwardly pointed at the back cover of a novel. We were standing in the middle...
Monday, February 3, 2025

Writing updates - my Substack, why I haven't started a new book and general ramblings

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Sunday, December 29, 2024

2024 year end review!!

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Break out the champagne! 2024 is almost over! 🥂 I want to thank everyone for their continued support. It doesn't matter if you buy my b...
Sunday, November 24, 2024

Why I love Twitter and btw, what the hell is Bluesky?

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I recently (mistakenly) thought I suddenly lost Twitter followers by the droves. Having been on Twitter for years, I never was a pro on the ...
Sunday, October 20, 2024

Do I always agree with my characters? 🫣

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Like the parent of a child, people often hold writers responsible for their characters and assume their words and actions are the writer...
Sunday, June 23, 2024

Protagonist switch....what does that mean? 🤔

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One of my favorite things about writing is switching up the protagonist. So, what does that mean, exactly? As you know, most books have a pr...
Monday, February 19, 2024

Does a writer have to write everyday?

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It sounds like a tongue twister when you say it fast enough. A writer must write every day. When I hear those words, I wonder if it's me...
Saturday, May 6, 2023

Why write books when no one reads anymore?

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People often ask me why I bother to write books when no one reads anymore. For most writers, this question is a bit disheartening. After you...
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Friday, April 7, 2023

What are your writing fears? 😱

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If you always wanted to write a book but never started, what is the reason? Is it because you lack the time? Are you intimidated by the proc...
Sunday, March 12, 2023

I couldn't find the book I wanted, so I wrote it myself 😉

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I think the title says it all. We've heard this story many times before but not always from authors. People created products as a soluti...
Saturday, December 10, 2022

Why you should write your own book 🤓

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Throughout the years, I've had a lot of people inquire if I could potentially help them write a book. Sometimes it's fiction, but us...
Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Every character has a purpose 🤪

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Although our focus tends to be on the protagonist of a book, the truth is that secondary characters often tell you a lot about the main char...
Sunday, September 4, 2022

How do you introduce new characters? 🤝

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New characters keep a series fresh, even if their appearance is short-lived. And in the case of the Hernandez series , short-lived could be ...
Thursday, August 11, 2022

Start in one place and end up in another 😯

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Just as with life, sometimes things in fiction can take an unexpected turn. If you follow your intuition and, more importantly, follow your ...
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Sunday, May 22, 2022

Relationship ups and downs between characters 😍🤬

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Just like in real life, characters also have relationship ups and downs. All it takes is an issue or argument to throw everything off course...
Saturday, April 9, 2022

Why we need to connect with characters 🥰

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Most of the time, we don't even think about it. However, caring about characters is one of the main reasons you may feel connected to ce...
Saturday, March 26, 2022

April 2022 newsletter 🐣

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Here we are again! Another month has slid by, and it's time for my latest monthly newsletter. There isn't a lot to report for this m...
Sunday, December 19, 2021

Why I don't write warm and fuzzy books 🧸

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When people learn that I'm an author, they're often surprised to learn that I write about violent criminals who think nothing of mur...
Saturday, September 18, 2021

How do I meet my characters 🤝

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It might surprise you to learn that meeting a character isn't all that different from meeting an actual person. I mean, there are some o...