I’ve become a big fan of cross-media promotion and the use of alternate forms of media for writing.  Take podcasts for example.  I’m currently subscribed to at least a dozen different ones that I Iisten to every week. As part of my cross-media education, I’ve also been listening to several podcast books.  I have been the recipient of some really wonderful stories delivered by this method.  I’ve also been happy to see various authors either get published or grow in popularity because of their podcasts.  I guess you could say that I’ve become something of an evangelist. That’s why I would like to take a moment to promote a few of my favorite authors who have books coming very soon.  There are three […]

I’m sure most of us have wondered from time to time why we bother trying to get published.  Aren’t we just setting ourselves up for disappointment?  Aren’t we spending hours and hours writing for nothing? I’ll admit, there have been moments of weakness when I have asked myself those very questions.  Wouldn’t it just be easier to put my writing tools away and do something with a more immediate return and less chance of failure?  Almost as soon as I ask myself something silly like that, I realize how foolish a thought it is.  I don’t write because I expect to make lots of money and gain buckets of glory.  Sure that would be nice but it isn’t my reason […]

I wanted to take a few moments today to talk about my current work-in-progress… or maybe I should say, my former work-in-progress since I finished the first draft on Saturday with a final count of 29, 514 words. I’m not foolish enough to think that it’s done, not by a long shot, but the goal of writing it is done.  It took me a month longer than I had planned but I’m very happy with the results.  My daughter, who is also a first reader on the book, read it yesterday and said she loved it.  While she might be biased, she rarely says anything like that unless she means it.  She also peppered the document with many helpful comments. […]