I decided somewhere in the middle of the month that I need to focus on my golden retriever mystery series. This cozy set is what brings in the money, and as I get closer to retiring from my day job, t

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I have been working on a different kind of book for me, a collection of short bits arranged like Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City. Rather than outline each of the stories for the main characters,

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Brad, I had two good personal recommendations. One for a new website and one for advertising help. I will certainly let you know how it shakes out. However I’ll tell you up front the ad person wants a

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I hit my writing goals, because for some reason I'm still able to sit down and write every morning (after serving as my own barista, thank you very much.) I've had a much harder time hitting my market

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I'm doing the second draft of a bodyguard book set in Nice, and I always under-write my endings. So as I get closer to the end of the book my progress gets slower and slower. Finally down to only ten

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I hope everyone in this group is sheltering safely and has the support of friends and family either in person or in the virtual world. I am lucky to live in a gated community, so there are a lot of pl

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I am still writing and editing, though I have put my publishing plans on hold until after the virus passes. There are so many folks offering free and discounted books to help people pass the time that

I am still writing and editing, though I have put my publishing plans on hold until after the virus passes. There are so many folks offering free and discounted books to help people pass the time that

I am still writing and editing, though I have put my publishing plans on hold until after the virus passes. There are so many folks offering free and discounted books to help people pass the time that

So far (knock on wood) I am not having trouble getting writing done, despite shifting my workspace from Starbucks to my kitchen table, where I have had to become my own barista. At least I spell my na

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I've had my monthly goals thrown into complete disarray by following that new shiny thing. Supposed to be working on two books for editors, but instead I decided to try my hand at a bit of non-fiction

My February goals: Prepare for two workshops I'm giving this month on plot Get better at blogging-- write and post a bunch of blogs to release weekly for the next couple of months Write a second draft

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Greg's message was excellent and useful for all of us for the future. I love to travel, but my husband doesn't. So I go to conferences and conventions because I know there will friends old and new and

I'm willing to help out, too. I'm heading for Malice Domestic in May, but since Kristopher Zygorski is on the board, I'm sure it will be an inclusive conference. After that I plan on Ninc in St. Peter

I just finished the first draft of a book in my Have Body, Will Guard gay adventure series, and a new one keeps gnawing at my consciousness. But I have a Victorian era MM romance that's already back f

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Info on the Professional Education for Authors of Gay and MM Romance Event (PAGE) can be found here: https://pageevent.com/ It is organized by Lucy Lennox, a highly-regarded and best-selling author in

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I feel like an over-achiever -- I have ten goals set up for the coming year, but I figure if I don't identify them they won't happen. Most of them have to do with editing or publishing a specific manu

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I am pleased that for a change I have a release schedule ahead of me for the next four months, instead of scrambling to put books out at the last minute. Of course, now I have to stick to that schedul

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I am about 50% into my new Mahu Investigation. I kept thinking that the motive I had in mind was too obvious and not strong enough, but then a bad dream brought me a mew and much stronger motive. Yay

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I had never heard of Ruth Doodly before this brouhaha, and so I read a bit about her that someone had posted, and it appears that she was approaching these subjects from the point of view of satire. S

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