News and announcements

First off, I’d like to announce that my wonderful critique partner, Heidi, has started up a blog with a very interesting story – how her training for a marathon is like writing a novel. 🙂 Check it out at: http://heidichiavaroli.blogspot.com As a side note-...

Christy Awards

Congrats to everyone who received a Christy Award or nomination. Special congrats to Jill Williamson who is a member of my writing group and a true gem of a person! Also, the talented Christina Berry was nominated for the first novel category and is truly a winner in...

Ch-ch-changes…part 2

Revisions – do they ever truly end? Most writing is never truly “finished.” In fact, there are many writers who never read their novels once they are published. Just as I’m preparing for the summer conference and making the final tweaks to my...

Manage the blogs you follow…

Follow a dozen blogs all in one spot! No flipping from page to page: Google Reader. This may have been around for a while, but I’m slow on the technological updates. I highly recommend this! It has already made my life easier and it is accessible from any...

Contradictory Feedback

I can’t help but re-direct you to this amazing post about contradictory feedback by Rachelle Gardner. It is something all writers deal with and is something most readers might not realize that we have to battle. In my own experience, I’ve gotten a full...

Blogging pause…

As an update – I’m swamped with some work things right now, so I will be blogging again regularly next week. Thanks!