Stop the Trigger Warning madness

Hemingway

Call me old fashioned, but I grew up in the sticks and stones generation. Words are not violence. And people who lived before us did not buy into whatever PC language laws were invented by the mob five seconds ago. But this whole censorship-friendly environment is really getting out of hand. Roald Dahl stories had…

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Self-publishing vs traditional publishing

I think most authors today are following this debate closely. Each year, I attend the Matera Women’s Fiction Festival, and follow the discussion on this topic with authors who have been on both sides. Over at the fabulous Nathan Bransford blog, ‘hybrid’ author (meaning she has published both traditionally and self-published) Natalie Whipple provides some interesting…

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Wrap-up of Matera Women’s Fiction Festival 2013

I am just back from my fabulous annual pilgrimage to the Matera Women’s Fiction Festival. This is my third year participating in this inspiring event. Once again, I’ve learned a tremendous amount about publishing from the experts, had a great time at live pitching sessions to agents and publishers, met a wonderful group of interesting…

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Author interview with Breaking the Rules’ Melinda Dozier

What a pleasure to have a return visit from talented – and prolific – romance author, Melinda Dozier. Full disclosure: Melinda just happens to be one of my fantastic critique partners, too. If you missed my author interview with Melinda on her first novel, Time Changes Everything, you can see it here. 2013 has been…

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