What Does Your Author Bio Say about You?

by | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized

What Does Your Author Bio Say about You? I’ll be going on the road for some upcoming blog posts while I endure enjoy time with extended family. Wish me luck. One of my guest blog hosts also asked me to provide my “author bio.” Uh-oh. I thought I wouldn’t need that...

platform

by | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2011/10/10-tidbits-about-author-platform/ 1. Definition of a platform? It’s the way you, the author, will get your name and your book in front of potential consumers. It’s the way you will bring sales to the table. It’s a group of people...

Creativity and play

by | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized

Does playfulness spur creativity? Ethologist Sir Patrick Bateson of the University of Cambridge wants to know why playfulness is so connected to creativity in the realms of science, music, and business. Working with behavioral biologist Daniel Nettle, he asked over...

Story Prompt Monday: Where are you from?

by | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized

http://www.georgeellalyon.com/where.html Where I’m From I am from clothespins, from Clorox and carbon-tetrachloride. I am from the dirt under the back porch. (Black, glistening, it tasted like beets.) I am from the forsythia bush the Dutch elm whose long-gone...

Ideas for Every Book Title You’ll Ever Need

by | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized

New Blog post: How to Title Every Book You Ever Write You’ve decided on a life of letters. You’ve got that manuscript you workshopped getting your MFA, an agent, and a publisher. Congratulations! You’re well on your way to being a critical darling. Now all you need is...