by Cindy Ervin Huff | Oct 4, 2022 | Author Interview, Author promotion, Book promotion, Uncategorized
Welcome Deb Gardner Allard, I am delighted to have you on my blog and share your new release. Let’s start with you telling me a bit about your writing journey. I began reading at age 4 when I begged my mother to teach me to read. She would show me a word and have me...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Jun 23, 2022 | attending conferences
When I attended Write to Publish I meet editors and publishers, greeted old friends and cheer on new authors as they won awards. It’s conference season and I’ve just come home from the Write To Publish Conference that happens every June. It’s been around for 50 years....
by Cindy Ervin Huff | May 5, 2022 | Author promotion, Book Spotlight, Uncategorized
By Donna Schlachter I’m spotlighting Donna Schlachters newest contemporary romance release. Such a fun story. Can’t wait for you to share it with my readers, Donna. How far would you go if you thought you were losing the love of your life? Christina MacAulay enjoys...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | May 3, 2022 | Beta Readers, Critquing, editing tips, Uncategorized, Writng Tips Grammar Tips
Writers, I have a small request. Well, for me it’s more than small, because I’m also a writer. Could you please take the time to find some Beta Readers who will check your final draft for typos, missing words, and weird formatting? Graphic by Cindy Ervin Huff An...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Apr 28, 2022 | Author promotion, Uncategorized, writing tips
I’m excited to have Donna Schlacter as a guest on my blog today sharing about Calli, her newest release, part of the Prairie Rose Collection. Take it away Donna. Donna Schlacter I always like to have a theme verse for every book I write. I find it helps keep me on...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Apr 19, 2022 | editing tips, Uncategorized, writing tips
You’ve written The End at last. Now it’s time to go over the entire manuscript again. You think you’ve found every typo, grammar error, and odd sentence. You think you’ve fixed any awkward scenes but alas, it may not be so. Here are three editing tips that will make a...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Mar 24, 2022 | Author Interview, Book Celebration, Uncategorized
Today I welcome Angela Shelton, HealthCare accountant during the work week, farmer in the evenings and weekends, now moonlighting as an author of the YA Fantasy novels. She’ll be talking a bit about her writing journey and her debut novel part of her series Collapse :...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Mar 22, 2022 | Book Recommendations, Book Review, Uncategorized
Once again books I loved reading. Here are my reviews from my March picks. My review of By the Sweet Gum Tree By the Sweet Gum Tree is Book # 3 in the Georgia Magnolia series. Like the other two, it is excellent. I loved reading about the depression era. It’s not so...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Mar 10, 2022 | Uncategorized, Writer's tips
How does sound, smell and color effect your characters? As a fiction writer is so important to capture the essence of your characters to make them relatable to your readers. One way to do that is adding sound, smell and color to your scenes. Photo by Pixabay on...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Feb 17, 2022 | Uncategorized, Writer's tips
Today I’ll list a few writing resources I’ve found helpful. All writers should subscribe to these types of writing resources to help improve your writing craft. No writer has things so buttoned up that there is no room for improvement. And the cleaner your manuscript...