In 2007, I published my first book. I was so excited to finally be published that I opted out of the publisher's offered editing. I was confident that my story was perfect. When I got my copies and started reading the book, I began spotting all the errors and felt incompetent. I was a good writer, but it wasn't showing that. My editing alone wasn't enough. But I also didn't know how to edit back in those days either. In time, I did learn how to self-edit before having someone

There are a few things about me, you probably already know. If not, allow me to share these details with you... I live in a small space. I love interior design. I enjoy making things (other than stories). This is what this category is all about. For the last several years, I've lived in a hotel (not ashamed of that fact), and I have been able to put things in practice that I've learned over the years. HGTV is one of my favorite channels, which I haven't been able to watch for

Are you getting whiplash from Instagram's changes? You're not alone--me too. The bad part about things, I knew nothing about it until I started seeing posts from people I wasn't following. I guess IG was thinking I needed to see these posts--you know, based on the algorithm, which I'm still trying to figure out lol. I see more "suggested" posts than posts from people I actually follow and want to see. It's frustrating, but what can we do, right? So, I thought I'd begin the ne

For today's blog post question, thinking about one of your characters. It can be from a book you wrote or one of your favorite books...