Originally posted on yadadarcyyada:
Depending on where you are, this week is: Spring Break, March Break, March Madness, Spring Equinox, St. Patrick’s Day or maybe it’s just March. So for our own form of March Madness, a Spring Fling to get us in the mood, let’s have a Blog Party!!! Please use the comment box…

Originally posted on The Green Study:
I’ve written before about my aversion to some social media. Besides the conspicuous consumption of time, Facebook is how I found out that my best friend from 5th grade had lost the use of both her legs and arms in a car accident. Which led me to a search…

Originally posted on Jo Robinson:
Something’s got me seriously confused. I saw a post about getting your books taken down from some pirate sites, so as a matter of interest I googled mine again, and found that not only has African Me been loaded on to heaps more torrent sites for free or paid download,…

Originally posted on Think Positive, Be Positive:
Think about your relationships/friendships…do they bring out good and positive things? Who are the ones that make you laugh, inspire you, motivate you? Who are the ones that drain you, question you, judge you. Stick with the good guys!

Originally posted on Carly Watters, Literary Agent:
Publishing has become a sensationalized industry. Journalists love to write about the death of the business, while those of us in it know it’s a multi-billion dollar industry that’s doing just fine, thanks. Big stories consume the media cycle: the million dollar advance! the 18-year-old who secures a…

Originally posted on All I Have to Say:
Most authors at one time or another have dreamed of taking the writing world by storm with a breakout bestselling novel. I’m sure most of us still harbor hope this will happen. Regardless of sales or monetary success, we can still make a difference in the writing community.…

Originally posted on Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple:
The photo below is from our lady in Italy. What does it say to you? I dare you step outside the boat and walk on water.  My story follows the prompt and the elusive blue frog. PHOTO PROMPT – Copyright – Georgia Koch get the InLinkz code Genre:…

Originally posted on A Momma's View:
When I saw this it just jumped at me. Yes… well kind of. You know what I mean. How true is that?! I mean you would never slash your other three tires just because one flat one. And it is kind of like choosing a path to reach…

Originally posted on Carly Watters, Literary Agent:
There is a bounty of query letter writing advice on the web. I’ve written about it before too: The Biggest Query Letter Mistake, and How To Format Your Query. However, here are some tips you might not have heard yet that will set your querying strategy apart from…

Originally posted on Author -Carole Parkes:
A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they’d be asked the “half empty or half full” question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired, “How heavy is this glass of water?” Answers…