Easy First Steps to Marketing Your Books from Marvel and Me
carriejonesbooks It’s hard for a lot of traditionally-published writers to think of writing as a business. Like self-published writers, we think of writing as craft. We’re compelled to create it, to…
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Revising a Book Is Sort of Like Hell, Basically, So Take Care of Yourself
Back in 2009, I had just finished the revision of CAPTIVATE (sequel to NEED), and after I happy danced, I pretty much passed out. The revision of that book was…
Writing Is Sometimes Not So Glam, Even When You Win an Award.
Welcome Back to the Glam World of Children’s Book Writing! Not! Many of you have heard about the time my skirt fell down to the ground in New York City…
Bonus Podcast – Embrace Your Weird
Carrie is sadly solo in this podcast where she discusses how one of the weirdest book ideas ever came from Maine’s Common Ground Fair and a man who had a…
Rescuing People and the Writing Barn Scholarship
My dog Scotty had the unique ability called UNLOCKING THE DOOR WITH HIS MOUTH AND THEN TURNING THE KNOB OF THE DOOR AND THEN PUSHING IT OPEN SO HE CAN…