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Guest post by Lorraine Devon Wilke The following blog post caught my eye, and I thought I had to do what I could to bring it to more readers. The author, Lorraine Devon Wilke, graciously agreed to let me re-blog it. Read the original on her blog, After the Sucker Punch. And if you agree, please […]

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Hopping on the Writing Process Blog Tour

Wikimedia Commons I’m it, twice! I was tagged by two different bloggers for “My Writing Process” blog tour: Mohana Rajakumar and Autumn Birt. Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar  In this tour, I have to answer four questions about what, why and how I write, then link to the bloggers that tagged me and tag two (or three, depending […]

Monday blog for writers: Don't ignore e-books

It baffles me that there are still authors, intelligent professionals who want to reach an audience, yet who do not use the most effective and cheapest way of doing that — ebooks. Last Saturday, I participated in the first Ottawa Book Fest held by the National Capital branch of the Canadian Authors Association. While it wasn’t […]

Today, I’m participating in the first (annual) Book Fest organized by the National Capital Region chapter of the Canadian Authors Association. The picture shows me at my half-table with my little display of books. This is the first time I’ve done anything like this. The doors opened an hour ago, and it’s been quiet so […]

What do writers read? Bestsellers reveal all!

  Image: zoetnet via Flickr/Creative Common In my continuing quest to blow your minds, I again present three very different authors whose answers to the same questions may surprise you.   Sydney Landon is a New York Times bestseller-listed author of romances, including the Danvers series; David C. Cassidy’s books, including Velvet Rain and Fosgate’s […]

What do great writers like to read? Terry Tyler and David Vinjamuri stop by

Creative Commons/Flickr In the sporadic series where I ask bestselling authors about their reading habits and inspiration, I again turn to two very different authors. David Vinjamuri is the author of bestselling military thrillers Binder and Operator, as well as two books of non-fiction. It’s hard to categorize Terry Tyler’s writing other than as “contemporary […]