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How to get your hands on my novel
More Than You Think You Know was released in July 2017 and since then lots of people have been asking how to buy it. I'm not going to risk being as annoying as The Critic—selfish marketing isn't my bag, and it doesn't work. But since y'all asked, here's where to find...
Author checklist for your next book show
Long before my novel More Than You Think You Know was released I’ve dreamed of being in the tents with my fellow authors. It happened last weekend in Eagle Harbor, Michigan, and will happen again this weekend, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. -4 p.m. Sunday at...
Author hobbled: but July 17 novel release full speed ahead
My physical therapist suggests I type lying on my stomach. Ever tried it? Not comfortable. But nothing has been comfortable since the sciatica smackdown June 26. Happy to report I'm getting better, although still sidelined. Standing, walking or sitting for more than...
Cut to the Chase: Novel Coming Out June 28
For everyone wondering, we’ve got a firm release date for More Than You Think You Know. June 28—right around your birthday, mom! At the end of June, you’ll be able to order my book on Amazon, Smashwords, and find it wherever great books are sold, including bookstores,...
Why your head shot for your book jacket and bio photo is not an Olan Mills moment
Your cover spread—front and back—is one of the most important ways to entice readers to pick up your book. Your author photo is an important piece in the total package. You’ll also be using it on social media, press releases, and in other features. It’s worth...
Want to write and publish a book? You can learn a lot from debut novelist Kristin Neva
Kristin Neva doesn’t give up. That’s why she’s got one non-fiction book out, Heavy, co-authored with husband Todd, and her debut novel, the first in a trilogy, coming soon. Her 'Country Series,' as I like to call it, begins with Snow Country—a charming, evocative and...
Authors offer a passport to the Copper Country and share their stories—Join us!
This Monday night—September 12—author Debbie Frontiera takes on the world—and I get to help. We’re joined by author Larry Buege who has written about Native American culture in the pre-Columbus days at 7 p.m. at Portage Lake District Library in Houghton. The...
No Van Gogh? No problem. How painting can stretch a writer.
“Painting is a state of being,” said Jackson Pollack. I find writing inspiration as I let go of elementary art class angst to let Donna Lenard teach me watercolors.
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