You Gotta Ask

Marketing tip #1  Ask I absolutely hate to ask. Because I hate rejection more. If you’ve been building a network with other writers, the asking is easier. When my publisher asked me for a list of possible endorsers, my knees knocked. Then I recalled all those whose...

Me and My Email Inbox Need Help

I’m making a true confession here today. I love email. I get a certain thrill when I open my inbox and find lots of missives for me. However, so many of them are not worth my time. But I don’t know that until I open it. Therein lies my problem. Too many open emails. I...

Add Persistence to Your Writing Toolbox

You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That’s why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence. ~Octavia Butler       After running across this...