After 13 years of trying Laura Drake sold to GCP Here’s what she’s learned. Chuck Wendig has provided a list of 25 things writers should start doing. WARNING: this site is full of great info but take your tolerance with you. Chuck has an occasional fondness for four letter words. Joel Friedlander from the Book …
A Life Changing Metaphor
Some of you may know that I’m a therapist. I specialize in the issues of women, especially those who were abused as children. Ironically, much of my small practice is with men. Apparently they like the fact that I’m not easily shocked, that sexual words and descriptions don’t faze me and that I am very …
Week One: EMOTIONAL ABUSE
Emotional abuse is the most pervasive of all abuse committed against children. It almost always accompanies the other kinds of abuse while also occurring on its own. What is it? The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (London, UK) defines Emotional abuse as the persistent emotional maltreatment of a child such as …
What’s happening on the Net? January 13
This has been an amazing week. For writers and publishers, the landscape is changing daily, even hourly. Amazon released the first month’s statistics on the Kindle Select Program. Amazing results were enjoyed by all the authors in the program. Amber Scott and Carolyn McCray both had books in the top ten revenues in the lending …
BOOK REVIEW: Persuasion by Arlene Dickinson
I try to read something to build my business on a regular basis. Might be a writing book. Or a business book like this one. Persuasion: A New Approach to Changing Minds is a welcome addition to my library. It was a fascinating read and full of interesting and applicable information in this time of …