Formatting Submissions
I joined Scribophile last year at the urging of a writing friend and mentor. The group shares so much valuable advice and offers excellent webinars and training. I’m sharing this post because I thought it covered the subject of formatting short story submissions so well. Enjoy! Story Writing Format: How to Format a Short Story…
My Irish Luck with Gaelic Storm
In the spirit of March and a salute to the Irish, here is the story behind the music in my Believing In Horses book trailer. I LOVE Gaelic Storm’s music. Gaelic Storm is perhaps most famous for being the “band” in steerage in the movie Titanic. Their use of traditional Irish instruments including bagpipes, fiddle, and Irish…
Realizing a Life Well-Lived (from the Ejection Seat)
I looked out the window and knew if I died that day, I still lived a full life. It surprised me how calm that thought made me – almost peaceful. After grasping the severity of the situation, my body and brain filled with warm thoughts, and I understood how blessed my short life had been…
Author Survey Says…
I’m sharing this article from my friends at Written Word Media because I found the data interesting. I hope you do, too: Every year, we survey the indie author community to discover and share the latest information on how authors are doing. This year we had over 2,000 respondents to our survey! This is our…
Why I Write What I Write
Thank you to prolific author and blogger Marcia Meara for inviting me as a featured author for #GuestDayTuesday on The Write Stuff blog. It was like when your teacher assigned a creative writing topic and said, “Pick what you want.” I decided to answer a question I’m frequently asked about my writing; why do I…
FACES OF MWSA (Military Writers Society of America) Annual Conference
FACES OF MWSA (Military Writers Society of America) Annual Conf. (kathleenmrodgers.com) I returned from the Military Writers Society of America (MWSA) Annual Conference this week energized and was happy to see my writer friend Kathy Rodgers had prepared this wonderful blog post on the same event. So, I share Kathy’s post with you…and her pictures…
Sharing Books with Readers
Today I had the pleasure of sending 24 courtesy copies of my latest novel, Believing In Horses Out West, to Maryland’s library systems. The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) awarded me a grant to share my books with residents to help educate readers about horse rescue, natural horsemanship, and trail riding. In Believing In Horses…
Sharing Nathan Bransford’s Wisdom
For instance, in the opening chapter of my most recent novel, I describe a minor character like this: “Mary was wearing a deep purple jumpsuit that seemed a bit festive for a funeral.” ~Nathan Bransford
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