I Needed Some Accountability as an Author and Here’s Why

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Tweet this!Are you accountable for your time? I wasn’t. I have never been a great judge of time, and my entire life I’m inclined to run ten minutes late, or even worse when I’m overwhelmed. I have a tendency to take onto too much and then be the eternal optimist that I can get it [...]

Natural talent in writing vs. desire (plus, bonus treat)

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Tweet this!I get this a lot. “Oh, you’re so lucky, you can write. I can’t write.” When I hear this, I wonder if it means that the person isn’t interested in writing, and is politely communicating, I’m glad you’re doing it—cause it’s soooo boring. Or does it mean, I wanted to write but I felt [...]

How Not to Write and How to Actually Write the Synopsis of Your WIP

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Tweet this!Just exactly what is a synopsis? Well, I have to admit that I’m not an expert. In fact, I’m probably the anti-expert but I can tell you what it’s not. And how I have goofed in the past. And what you shouldn’t do. I used to think that a synopsis was what you put [...]

Five Tips on How to Tell a Funny Story

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Tweet this!A lot of people ask me about being funny. I guess it’s the whole writing funny books for tweens and younger kids thing. Plus, in an earlier life, I used to perform sketch comedy in New York with Rubber Feet and HA! Comedy Duo. You can read all about it in the bio section [...]

What Not to Do When You’re Having a Really Bad Day

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Tweet this!The subject of this post is what not to do when you’re having a really bad day and things go crazy wrong. I’m talking about something totally unexpected that makes you so angry that you want yell like Tarzan and Stanley Kowalski, and any movie involving Al Pacino. You know, a childbirth sort of [...]