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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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Emotional Quarantine: A Different Perspective of Quarantined Life for a Creative
I realized the other day that I am having a different quarantine experience than other people. I was invited to have a Zoom Lunch Meeting with my writer friends. They started doing this…
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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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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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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! – 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…
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The Other Side of the Door – My Epic Journey from Writing to Publishing
In preparation for the SLC “Compel, Polish, Pitch, and Sign” Writer’s Conference, I’ve been reflecting on my own journey into publishing. For those who are attending the conference, we’ll talk 🙂 Becoming published…
