Reading Opens Minds selects Radio Head as a book club pick!

by MKMarketing | Nov 10, 2017 | For the love of writing, Your highest potential

I’m thrilled to announce that Reading Opens Minds has chosen my novel RADIO HEAD for book club participants, thanks in part to a generous donation from the John Aaroe Group.  Reading Opens Minds, a non-profit organization, brings the book club experience to...

My book selected as a gift at New Media Film Festival

by MKMarketing | Jun 9, 2016 | Fiction Novel Writing

I’m so excited to announce that Radio Head was selected as a gift for the judges of the 2016 New Media Film Festival. The only book included in the gift bags, the judges for the Film Festival represent HBO, The National Academy of of Television Arts and Sciences (the...

Cara Lopez Lee’s Thoughtful Rules for Compassionate Critiques

by MKMarketing | May 18, 2015 | Best Writer Tips, For the love of writing, Guest posts, Your highest potential

I have a small, trusted circle of critique partners. I know I’m lucky, they’re hard to come by. I met two at Writers’ Studio at UCLA, a couple of years ago, and I count them dear friends. Two others, I met when I began volunteering for Field’s...

Finally, a Simple Solution to Handling Backstory

by MKMarketing | Apr 20, 2015 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, Guest posts

I spend a lot of time thinking about my character’s motivation. If you don’t believe me, you should see some (unpublished) stories I wrote a few years back, where character origins and backstory flood the pages where plot and emotional reaction ought to...

Using Dream Analysis to Develop Your Fictional Characters

by MKMarketing | Feb 16, 2015 | Best Writer Tips, Guest posts, Writing Prompt, Your highest potential

Have you ever been chased by someone in your dreams? Been naked in public? Flown like a bird around a city? Or just felt utterly lost in a maze-like building? There are twelve basic dream patterns that all of us dream, regardless of who we are, what we do or where we...