A week from tomorrow, I’ll be jetting high over America’s heartland to Denver, where my husband and I are registered to attend the national conference of the Romance Writers of America. We’ve got our plane and hotel reservations, our dog Sirius has his reservation for the Hair of the Dog day care and kennel, followed… [Read More]
But my name’s not Julie Smith! My misadventures at the Post Office
To accommodate my burgeoning career as an author and publisher, I’ve rented a post office box in my home town of Wynantskill for the past couple of years. It’s a precautionary measure to protect my privacy. I wouldn’t want legions of fans lurking outside my house and upsetting my dog Sirius, who takes his guard… [Read More]
Guest blogger J. H. Bogran on fear of public speaking
I’m delighted to welcome J. H. Bográn as the first guest blogger on my Creative Crone website. Born and raised in Honduras, he writes thrillers in both English and Spanish. Here he discusses how becoming a published novelist helped him overcome his fear of public speaking. How my writing helped me learn to speak in… [Read More]
Poor pitiful me–I hate marketing my books
Why should people buy my books? And why do I feel such overwhelming anger when they don’t? The answer no doubt lies deeply buried in the most basic infantile needs for unconditional love and acceptance. In my new book on maximizing creativity, I plan to delve into the research surrounding these issues, but today I… [Read More]
Who will Michael Easton play when he’s back on General Hospital? Win a free book if you guess right.
Hallelujah! Michael Easton will be returning to General Hospital in the very near future, it was announced last week. The chat rooms and fan sites are abuzz with speculation about what role he’ll play, but ABC hasn’t yet leaked any details. I’m sure they’ll string out the suspense throughout February Sweeps Month, so we’ll… [Read More]
Great new blurbs and a poetic rant
Here’s the new back cover copy for Hope Dawns Eternal. I’m reformatting the interior to increase the size of the font and width of the margins. That results in more pages, which requires adjusting the cover as well. While it’s being tweaked, I decided to add an author photograph and some review quotes as well…. [Read More]