Category Archives: The business of writing…
The Scone Tour*: TV and Me
The Scone Tour took me to Irving, Texas where I arrived ”camera ready” to tape an episode of Conversations Cafe with Cheryl Nason. Everything takes longer in show business and since the crew was out filming a sporting event, I parked in The Green Room, which is show biz for … Continue reading
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The Truth About Signing Books
I have been signing books for a month now and want to go on record to say that signing books is not as easy as it looks. Several times I messed up and had to start over with a clean book. Sometimes I get carried … Continue reading
My Book Promotion Plan
Question: What do Bingley’s Teas, my debut novel, and my mother all have in common? Answer: They are all part of my book promotion plan. My platform is Tea. Brainstorming for a small favor to give away at book launch events, and considering that tea plays an important … Continue reading
Labor and Delivery of a Novel
I almost did not post a blog today. I’m tired of listening to myself, and I would be tired of listening to me if I were you. Everyone in my house thinks I’m a little wound up. Don’t read this unless you have … Continue reading
My Author Photo
Taking a picture of myself that is worthy of a book cover is nearly impossible. The only other process that comes close to requiring perfect sync of so many variables is the miracle of conception. Yet the world is full of author photos, and agent … Continue reading
My Book Tour
My Ten-City Book Tour My book launches exactly nine weeks from today and the first question people ask is, are you going to do a book tour? The answer is: I did it last weekend. My book tour consisted of transporting … Continue reading
The Scoop on Author Blurbs
Here’s the scoop on author blurbs: start early. Obtaining endorsements for a book is an author job they don’t tell you about in Writing 101. When my ARCs came in, (Advanced Reader Copies made from uncorrected proofs), my editor asked me for names of authors to contact for blurbs. Who, me? The … Continue reading
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Husbands Allowed in My Book Club
My book club includes husbands. Which means we don’t serve quiche at our meetings or read angsty books by writers like Hemingway or Franzen. We read gnarly non-fiction every other month and during fiction months we brace ourselves for discussion hijackers who take the first exit possible into business … Continue reading
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How I Found My Literary Agent
Five years ago, I listened with 500 unpublished writers in a huge hotel ballroom as a panel of literary agents introduced themselves to the Writer’s League of Texas. We were there because we all wanted one thing: a literary agent. But who among us had what it … Continue reading
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Subtitles and Surprises
The first time I saw my book in the Harper Collins online catalogue (which happens surprisingly early in the publishing process) was like driving down the street and seeing one of my sons, driving their own car. I struggled to place the grown-up … Continue reading
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