The SECRET of Submitting your Manuscript to Publishers

IMAGINE! You have slaved over your beloved story, completing your manuscript to perfection! What’s your next step in getting your story published? How do you develop a kick-ass submission package that will eXcite and ignite a Publisher?

**I wrote this blog to unblock my paralyzing FEAR of submitting to Publishers. For too long I’ve allowed [...]

February 1st, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Books, Updates, Writing | 25 comments

Turn a Rejection Letter into a Plan for Success!

What a Roller Coaster writing week!

One day I receive a MORE DOCS PLEASE email for one publisher and another day a NO THANKS from another.

Last week a rejection letter arrived in my email inbox  for SAYONARA.

I was mortified! How could a publisher reject the first three chapters of my beloved crime [...]

June 13th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Updates, Writing | 12 comments

Secrets of Writing Picture Books

How do you write a picture book? … Creating a picture book is easy, isn’t it? Only 500 words and the audience is under 8 years old. So they won’t care! … WRONG!

Picture books are the most competitive of all genres to write and get published! … Why?

Some publishers prefer prolific picture [...]

May 31st, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Books, Updates, Writing | 14 comments

NURTURE WRITER –How to Nurture the Writer Within

After completing #3 novels and a memoir back-to-back over the last two years, I’m embracing time out to pause, reflect and nurture the writer within.

My previous self-sacrificing schedule consisted of  writing eight hours plus per day, finishing one book then beginning the next …

>Plotting and planning. >Writing. >Rewriting. >Redrafting times ten. >Tweaking and [...]

May 18th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Mental Health, Updates, Writing | 10 comments

TRUE CRIME FACTION– Say Hello SAYONARA

WRITING a novel is all about developing a killer plot and believable characters to their full potential. Honest feedback and critique can fine-tune your manuscript into something publishable !! …

Konnichiwa! … I’m announcing : SAYONARA is now in the critical final stages, and I’m considering  every suggestion that my Beta readers are making.

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April 19th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Writing | 8 comments

SCI-FI– KARBOOM! Josh vs. Lord Terra ready for Lift Off!

*WOOHOO!* I’ve finished JOSH vs. LORD TERRA, Book 2 of the Super Space Kids series with a little help from my friends. Last October an International Publisher requested JOSH AND THE IT and it’s now under their consideration.

Last November I first created JOSH vs. LORD TERRA as part of the NaNoWriMo writing challenge, completing [...]

March 29th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Writing | 18 comments

Josh vs. Lord Terra … the Battle Begins

SQUEEE! … I’ve completed the final draft of Josh vs. Lord Terra, Book 2 of the Super Space Kids series.

“Lord Terra wages intergalactic war against Super Space Kids and Earth. Techno-savvy Josh must battle against Lord Terra to save human kind. But Josh is the king of cool at school … ‘Can’t somebody else [...]

February 16th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Updates, Writing | 14 comments