Have you heard of the Women in Publishing Summit? Did you know there’s an amazing community for women writers, publishers, and everyone else connected to the wonderful world of writing? This online community creates a supportive network and it’s also packed full of content for writers, authors, publishers, designers, and anyone working to put incredible books… Continue reading For you, your writing, and your publishing career.
Willow Awakened, Ascended, Avenged Author Don BourqueIllustrator Brayden SotoPublished in 2021Publisher is Friesen PressAvailable in eBook, paperback (print length 222 pages), HardcoverDark Fantasy for Youth Adults | Folk Tales & Myths Sagas & Epics for Young Adults Love, loss, betrayal, sacrifice, war, politics and triumph in a fantasy setting. This novel offers excellent and surprising… Continue reading Author Interview: Don Bourque
This year I have been writing a novel and the novel is finished in rough. While I give it some time to settle before I look at it with fresh eyes, I started writing book 2! Happy holidays everyone and thank you for all your support this year. I can’t wait to write my way… Continue reading the point in time or space at which something starts
This year I have been writing a novel and the novel is finished in rough. It is interesting in the wake of finishing a rough draft one would think that there is down time. However, this is far from the case. The editing starts and there are so many more things to consider and to… Continue reading Platforms? Options? Choices?
This year I have been writing a novel and as I happily shared with you all last week, the novel is finished! “The hard part about writing a novel is finishing it.” – Ernest Hemingway Writing that second last chapter was kind of intimidating. I knew where I wanted the story to go as an… Continue reading That last chapter – the end is just another beginning
This year I have been writing a novel and today I have a question for you. What draws you to buy a book? Is it the title that draws you in? Maybe it is the cover or the blurb describing the book? Perhaps it is the price? Or is there something else entirely that draws… Continue reading Product Presentation
This year I have been writing a novel. There are 41 days left in 2021 or 42 if you are counting today. I am finishing writing chapter 25 and I have approximately 87 thousand words. What an amazing year for writing! The Nameless Files are almost done. You may recall that I had originally planned… Continue reading On the horizon
This year I have been writing a novel. My husband has been giving my novel a read through. I still have a few chapters left to write but by the time he catches up I hope to be done. Reading isn’t one of my husband’s past times like it is mine. So, him reading it… Continue reading Let the critical appraisals begin…
This year I have been writing a novel. Today’s post is about the unexpected goal of research. Previous to this writing project research wasn’t something that figured too greatly into my writing. With this project though there has been a lot of research. I previously mentioned, a few weeks ago in Writing with Wings, that… Continue reading Systematic Investigation
This year I have been writing a novel. Response, Reaction, Critique, Observation, Rating… Well, it is almost time! In just a few short days I am going to let the first person have a true and full look at The Nameless Files. I am nervous and excited. I confess that my first reader is going… Continue reading Evaluation of Quality
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 