by marciadmin | Jan 20, 2017 | Publishing Talk, Reviews, Thoughts
Yesterday, I received a less than stellar review for my book The Whispering House. It was 3 stars, which isn’t a bad review, per se. Having some critical reviews can be helpful to sales. Even if the 4 and 5 star reviews are from readers and not your friends and...
by marciadmin | Oct 24, 2016 | Thoughts
As some of you may know, I started a paleo diet with a weight goal in mind. Fifteen pounds later, I was elated to have released that much weight. This had been an ongoing struggle for the past couple of years. I’d been on and off the paleo diet two or three...
by marciadmin | Oct 22, 2016 | Round Robin, Thoughts, Writerly Talk
Round Robin Today, I’m participating in Round Robin and our topic is: How important is a title? What attracts you to a certain title, and how do you determine what to title your book? It’s funny that this topic should come up right now as I’ve seen...
by marciadmin | Sep 22, 2016 | Thoughts, Writerly Talk
Although I’ve been aware of this for quite some time, it crystallized last night as I read the book Wild Cat by Christine Feehan. So many of my friends enjoy Ms. Feehan’s work. I can see why. She has created a very believable world with mostly likable...
by marciadmin | Oct 24, 2015 | Round Robin, Thoughts, Writerly Talk
This month’s Round Robin topic is: Do you believe in angels, spirits, ghosts, demons or other ethereal beings or locations? What do you think when they appear in stories? Have you used them in your own stories. Absolutely. There’s too much in this world...
by marciadmin | Feb 21, 2015 | Round Robin, Thoughts
This month’s Round Robin topic is: If you have (or even if you don’t have) a bucket list, what top priority thing(s) do you want to accomplish? A bucket list. I’ve thought about it, but have always thought I’d have the time to do everything I’ve wanted to do…...