10 Ways to Really Write an Awful Novel
Today, I bring you the badness of truly horrid writing. Because, really — there are so many cramazing, beautiful works of written art out there, you don’t want to be like all of them, do you?
Category: Courtney / Writing
When The Salmon Speaks, Do You Listen?
Or: The One That Got Away Last night, Trish and Becca came over to help me select a few of my paintings to donate to the Consortium’s art fundraiser. Afterward, Becca and I chatted about all things artsy, including noveling and blogging. As I was replacing paintings on my overloaded art shelves, Becca said, “I …
Poetry Sucks, Beats, and Twists
As I’ve mentioned before, the time when I wasn’t noveling was one of the most depressing, despairing times I’ve ever gone through. The good news is that the experience led to one of the most uplifting, life-changing conclusions I’ve ever reached: If I want to feel content, if I want to be able to function …
And the Winners Are…
Greetings, my lovelies! A few weeks ago, I challenged you to tell me what kind of music demons listen to. If you click that link, you’ll see the whats and wherefores, but here’s a brief recap: In my novel Colors of Deception, the demonic villain has a predilection for the music of rock group INXS. …
Comments, Concepts, and Colossi (Oh MY)
This was gonna be an addendum to a blog post, but then it turned into a minor epistle, so I decided to give it its own post. What we’re talkin’ here, my darlings, is news. Goody! Comment Notifications Several readers have mentioned that even though they subscribe to comments on my blog, they don’t receive …
When Blogging Give You Laryngitis
Or: A Blogging Voice Is Hard to Come By If you’ve tweeted with me recently… …or if you’ve read comments I’ve left on others’ blogs… …or if you’ve paid close attention to my blog posts over the last month or so, …you know that I’ve been worrying about my vision and my voice. When I …
Indie Author Freaks Out: Details at 11
In her Twenty Things NOT To Say To A Writer: A Handy Safety Guide, Laura Resnick tells us that a career of writing books “…is insanely competitive, disastrously unstable, and skull-crushingly difficult to do.” My experience as a published author now encompasses exactly 13 days. So far, I have learned three very important things about …
Win A Free Book!
In celebration of the publication of my first book, Colors of Deception, I’m giving some copies away! Over the next two weeks, I’ll be collecting entries for a contest. My two favorites will each win a free, signed paperback.
Readers, A Question For You
Take a look below this post at all those “sexy” sharing buttons.
Which ones do you use? And why?
Which ones do you not use? And why not?
The One Where I Publish a Book
Did I get a book published? Why yes. Yes, I did.