Let's Be Authors!
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Writing BIPOC Characters: A Conversation with JT Moore
Writing BIPOC (black, indigenous, people of color), diverse characters can be challenging. I love personality and infusing personality traits into my characters. Bringing in a diverse background is critical to building layers to…
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Authors and Characters: A Symbiotic Relationship
While I was in the spirit of the holidays, I sat down recently and decided to watch The Man Who Invented Christmas with my mother while she was visiting with me. Dan Stevens…
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Cover Reveal: Fresh Re-Imagining of Shakespeare’s The Tempest
People have been wondering what my “SUPER SECRET” project has been lately, and I’m proud to tell you all about it! Five or so years ago, Alyson Grauer (Aly) came and stayed with…
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Let’s Be Authors: Impostor Syndrome and the Curse of Viking Blood
Impostor Syndrome can be defined as a collection of feelings of inadequacy that persist despite evident success. For many people I know this has to do with writing and success. I have felt it…
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GEN CON – The Con That Doesn’t Sleep
I didn’t know what I had said yes to when my author friend, Christine Nielson, asked me to come to Gen Con. She had been going for a few years and I knew…
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Let’s Be Authors – 6 Reasons Authors Struggle With Blogging
So….. I haven’t blogged in a while …and I’m pretty sure the world is still turning. The sun still creeps in my room every morning, reminding me of all the things that I…
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Let’s Be Authors! – Making It at FanX 2018
I had a discussion years ago, actually on a road trip to Portland with my author gal pals, about when someone “Makes It” in this business of writing. What is the threshold? I…
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Let’s Be Authors – NaNoWriMo Explained
I know. I should be writing right now, with this being November, but I’m counting this in my word count. 😉 EVERYONE is doing NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) this year, and it…
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Let’s Be Authors! Experiment #2: Conning A Con – Pretending To Be Special
Experiment #2 involves Salt Lake Comic Con, though I think this would apply with any convention. I tried to make this post as funny as possible, but sometimes, the truth is just not…
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Let’s Be Authors! – Experiment #1
Experiment #1 Congratulations! You’re an Author! Now what? This expression is felt by every author. The excitement. The thrill. The CULMINATION of the pinnacle of your creative expression bound and wrapped and now…
