Monthly Archives: March 2011

Writers: Friday Field Trip — Funds for Writers

For eleven consecutive years, Writer’s Digest has named Funds for Writers one of the best websites for writers. The website is great, but what I really love is the newsletter that arrives in my in-box every weekend. The first thing … Continue reading

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Is Booth worthy of Brennan’s love?

In the crime drama television show Bones, Dr. Temperance Brennan and Special Agent Seeley Booth solves murders, fight the bad guys and struggle with a growing attraction that has lasted about six seasons. In the last season, Booth declared his … Continue reading

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Nothing But Trouble by Rachel Gibson

Hockey superstar Mark Bressler is recovering from a career-ending accident and has a tendency to scare off every home health care worker his team sends. The last one held out for an hour. So when Chelsea Ross shows up with … Continue reading

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Writers: Friday Field Trip — The Happy Writer

Attitude is everything, even in publishing. There’s a lot that isn’t in the control of writers, and there’s a lot of doomsday talk in the industry. Every writer has a story to tell, and I bet every writer has come … Continue reading

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How truthful would you be at a literary speed-dating event?

I’m over at Tote Bags ‘n’ Blogs discussing the newest trend at libraries: literary speed-dating. I know I would fudge the truth. What about you? Come join the discussion at http://bit.ly/hrtIgi.

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Writers: Friday Field Trip — Rock Your Writing

The tagline of this site says “Sell a lot, without selling out.” Rock Your Writing is really about discovering your process, finding your audience, and creating a career on your terms. What’s not to love about that? Site owner Cathy … Continue reading

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“Forget fight club — join book club”

When I hear the term “book group” I think of an all women’s club, or maybe a healthy mix of male and female members. I didn’t realize how wrong I was until Viv Groskop of The Telegraph looked into all-men book groups. … Continue reading

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