Frequently when I'm designing a bookmark or other promotional material I find myself in the position of trying to match a font to a book cover. People who have not taken graphic arts classes tend to think this is a simple task--trust me, it's not. I took a class in...
Kathryn is a member of WisRWA with me, and about the sweetest person you'll ever meet. I was thrilled when I heard she'd sold her first book to Harlequin and I'm just as thrilled to have her visit my blog for an interview. Fast Facts— Name: Kathryn Albright Website:...
Lonnie was one of the first published authors I met when I started writing seriously. We were both members of Sisters in Crime and she coordinated the critique groups. I was such a puppy then - so far as outlook, I had a few years on me otherwise. Anyway, Lonnie was a...
Kathy is one of my best and "real" friends--meaning we actually get together face-to-face and do fun things like lunch and whine. Her debut novel, First There is a River, came out this fall from Medallion Press and she agreed to stop by here and chat with us a bit....
As a writer I think we "know" a lot of things, and probably do many instinctively (automatically following story structure because we have read so much, etc.), but that is different from really "getting" something. For some reason, I recently had an epiphany about...
Has to be editing. I don't mean revising where you figure out what is wrong and how to fix it--that can be fun. No, I mean taking someone else's comments--frequently just noting repeated words, or missed commas--and trolling through your manuscript to fix them....
I met Alex Bledsoe a few months ago when he came to a local RWA meeting. He had the honor of not only being the only man there, but also (because he was the only man there) being drafted to assist Kelle Z. Riley with her self-defense program. (Yeah, he got beat...
You do not get stretch marks acquiring them. They do not object to being told "go outside and play"...they do not get "bored." While they may smear their feces on the wall (as may children) they do not clog the toilet (twice) to the point of overflowing and flooding...
We had a very Madison day today. Madison is frequently called the Berkley of the Midwest if that gives you any clue what I'm talking about. (We didn't hand out flyers or stage a sit in, in case that is what you are thinking.) No, we went to the Willy Street Fair. The...
