Writers Beware!

Today my stop is at Life as Leels as I warn writers to beware of the different publishing paths at Leila Brenner’s site.


After teaching publishing and promoting seminars for over five years, it still amazes me how little writers sometimes know about the publishing industry. I hope that my guest post at Leila’s site really helps.


And on a sad note, a blogger friend of mine, Eric W. Trant at Digging With the Worms just lost his 18 month old son. Eric, my heart and prayers go out to you!


Today’s photo:

From the riverboat cruise in Wilmington, NC.

Typical Writing Day

Today I am visiting Launch Pad Publishing and discussing The Evolution of the Typical Writing Day with Faye Levow.


(And my guest post yesterday with Irene Roth is now available for those who missed it.)

Some people have very structured days and set writing goals. I’ve been self-employed for 13 years now, so a schedule went out the window for me. No two days in my week are the same. At first it was chaos, but I learned to make the chaos my balance.

Those of you who are writers, do you have a set time you write? Do you plan your days to a schedule?

I also wanted to note this upcoming blogfest from two very wonderful authors, Hart Johnson and Elizabeth Spann Craig - The Crazy Cozy Blogfest. They have teamed together to celebrate the release of their books on June 5th.




And your photo for the day:

SMILE!

The Beginning of an Idea and Industry News

This week I am on tour and today’s stop is at Irene Roth's Fearless Freelance Writing Tips Blog It's up now!!!


I discuss the beginning of an idea (and what inspired me to write Overcoming Obstacles with SPUNK!) with Irene Roth.


Industry News:


Brian Jud offers 33 Tips for Profitable Publishing at Book Business


A cool Pinterest infographic that shows self-publishing vs. traditional HERE


And an image for inspiration!

(Taken at a recent Carolina Mudcats game.)

Spunky on Tour!

It’s been two years since I did a book tour, so this is really special. I am on tour for Overcoming Obstacles with SPUNK! The Keys to Leadership & Goal-Setting. During April’s A to Z Challenge, I’d offered leadership and goal-setting tips from the book and everyone seemed to enjoy them.

This tour focuses more on the writing process and balancing it all when one is more than just an author. Chaos is the balance for me and I invite you to share my journey:

May 18 - My First Book
I discuss characterization with Misha Gericke

May 21 - Irene's Inspiring Book Reviews and Author Interviews
I discuss the beginning of an idea with Irene Roth.

May 22 - Launch Pad Publishing
I discuss the evolution of the typical writing day (for me anyway) with Faye Levow.

May 23 - Life as Leels
I warn writers to beware of the different publishing paths at Leila Brenner’s site.

May 24 - Tina M. Games
I talk about my speaking engagements and what I’m doing now with Tina Games.

May 25 - Communicate with Confidence
I discuss my next project - a publishing and promoting book - with Allie Casey

My focus the past few years has been my speaking engagements, as that is where I’ve been able to share what I’ve learned after almost ten years in the publishing industry and ten years with a motivational training program. I hope that you’ll follow along and learn from my triumphs and mistakes. Better to follow someone through the minefield than venture out alone!

Today, please join me at My First Book for tips on how to create believable characters.