Category Archives: Writing Nightmares

April 26, 2011

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 →

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August 10, 2010

Inside Story: The Title Diet

    My Writing Teacher warned us not to waste calories worrying about titles for our books.  Editors replace working titles–in a heartbeat–at the appropriate time.  Nonetheless, I secretly wasted calories worrying about titles.  I burned calories I could have used writing a sequel.   FYI:  Title Worry consumes the same number of calories … Continue reading →

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