I spent the month of June in Ireland, at the end of which I attended the 2016 Dublin Writers Conference, put on by Laurence O’Brien and the crew at booksgosocial.com. It was a lovely three days’ worth of inspiring and informative sessions put on by successful writers, instructors and publishers. I’ll be sharing some of the writing tips I learned there (and at this month’s RWA Convention in San Diego) in the next few blog posts. The first batch is from Conor Kostick, an author and ... VIEW POST
How Not to Be the Literary Agent From Hell
Recently our local writers’ guild put on a one-day “Pitchfest” in which attendees like me had brief appointments with literary agents who'd been invited to see what talent they might discover within our midst. I am indie published, but I’m writing a romantic mystery series which could be a good fit for some publishers, so I decided I’d give it a whirl. I chose agents who stated they were looking for new writers in that genre (among others) and I spent considerable time prepping for my ... VIEW POST
Get Your Alligator On … and Put Your Readers on Edge
Our annual summer bocce league is almost underway. Over two dozen teams, made up of four players each (plus alternates), meet at a local park to play bocce every Wednesday evening. Over the course of three months we battle it out to see who will be crowned the League champions and get to take home the so-cheesy-they’re-cool gold medals. It’s tons of fun. This year, with a slightly different group of team members, we decided a new team name was in order. Normally teams call themselves some ... VIEW POST
