Movies That Imitate Life

“The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.” ~ Charles Dickens “I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination toContinue reading “Movies That Imitate Life”

It’s Here!

“Why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me.” ~ J. K. Rowling “Finishing booksContinue reading “It’s Here!”

Marketing Lessons

“Read. Read. Read. Just don’t read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different styles.” ~ R. L. Stine “Every year the literary press praises dozens if not hundreds of novels to the skies, asserting explicitly or implicitly that these books will probably not be suffering water damageContinue reading “Marketing Lessons”

3, 2, 1, Launch

After seven years, it’s finally happening! In a way it’s hard to believe that The Space Between Time will launch Memorial Day weekend. The book should be available at all ebook retailers by May 30 or 31. it takes Smashwords awhile to format the book for the different e-reader formats. My husband and I haveContinue reading “3, 2, 1, Launch”