Make Your Setting Kick Butt
carriejonesbooks Lately, I’ve been reading a lot of writing where setting is just… Well, it’s missing. You begin a chapter and there are just these talking heads and you’re not quite…
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Perfectionists aren’t Perfect
Perfectionists aren’t perfect people. They are almost always miserable people. Seriously. Think about it. There’s no such thing as perfect and if you are constantly trying to achieve perfection? What…
That Time I was in Glamour Magazine. No. Seriously. I was.
So, because I am a writer, something that I never imagined would happen, happened. No, I did not suddenly learn how to fly. This is Super Girl. She can fly,…
How to Be Happy Even If You Are a Writer
When people love you or praise you? They are giving you a gift. It's not cool to turn that away. You don't want to be an arrogant butt face, but…
Easy First Steps to Marketing Your Books from Marvel and Me
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…