Last Friday I talked about Scrivener and the basics of using it at the MBT Ponderers blog last Friday. Today I want to talk about some of the things I love about it. Inserting links to Websites in your folder: Have you ever researched a topic and saved it to your favorites, then when you need it again three days later you …
Writing What You Don’t Know
Today I want to bring back my friend and novelist, Lisa Jordan. She has a new book out that I know you’ll love. Lakeside Family is the second book of her Love Inspired series set in Shelby Lake, and I stayed up wa-ay too late reading it because I couldn’t put it down. Now, heeeeere’s Lisa… One of the biggest compliments I receive …
Creating a One-Sheet
August 7, 2012 Two years ago just before the 2010 ACFW Conference, someone mentioned in one of the loops that if you were pitching to an editor or an agent, you needed a One-sheet. What the dickens was a One-sheet? Much to my dismay, I discovered a One-sheet had LOTS of stuff on it. My photo…my bio…my pitch…the name of …
A Conversation with Life Coach Dr. Reba Hoffman
Did you ever wonder what a life coach does? Well, today is your opportunity to find out as I welcome Dr. Reba Hoffman to my blog. I met Reba back in 2010 at Susan May Warren’s Deep Thinker Retreat in Melbourne, Florida, and my life has never been the same. This wonderful, full-of-life woman has encouraged me and dared me …
Interview with Wish You Were Here author, Beth Vogt
Today I’m honored to have friend and fellow writer Beth Vogt on my blog. I first met Beth on-line then at a Deep Thinkers Retreat in Melbourne, Florida. I’ll never forget walking back from dinner and talking with her about writing fiction. A published, non-fiction writer, she wasn’t sure about coming over to the dark side of writing. But let …
You Might be a Writer…with apologies to Jeff Foxworthy
This post first appeared on the MBT Ponderers Blog February 4, 2011 I came to writing rather late in life–at the age of thirty-five. That’s when these people moved into my head and wouldn’t go away until I wrote their stories. And I remember wondering when I could call myself a writer. Have you ever thought about how writers really …
Five Reasons To Enter The Frasier Writing Contest
Number One: The Feedback I received from my Frasier entry was the most in-depth I’ve ever received from contest judges. I’m going to share a comment from one of the judges: SHOW us her emotional response to that (an event in the story) in disjointed sentences, and repetitive gestures, and other body language that would convey how rattled she is. …
My Guest today is Susan Sleeman
I’m excited to bring a great author to you today. I just finished Nipped in the Bud and can’t wait until the next one comes out February 23rd. But I’m going to let her tell you all about the new series. A NEW LINE OF MYSTERIES FOR YOUR E-READER Susan Sleeman here. Do you have an e-reader or maybe an iPad? …
Build My Own Website? Am I crazy?
After 48 hair-pulling hours, I’m finally halfway happy with the look of my redesigned website. I do want to thank Google for making it so easy to find help with their WordPress designs. And I’ve even learned html code. Don’t fall down laughing… I did learn to use a great Windows 07 option: Snipping tool. Before I changed anything in …