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Meet William Kenney

Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on January 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Today’s featured debut author is William Kenney, whose dark epic fantasy made its debut last summer. I agree with William when he says that one of the most challenging aspects of writing a book is “keeping my facts straight.” In fact, next week’s writing tip will offer helpful ways for you to do just that. [...]

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Meet Juliette Sobanet

Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on November 22, 2011 | 4 Comments »

Today’s featured debut author is Juliette Sobanet, a French professor who writes fun, sassy women’s fiction with (you guessed it!) a French twist. Thanks, Juliette, for a terrific chat — and, by the way, I just LOVE the book cover! Name: Juliette Sobanet Name of book: Sleeping with Paris Book genre: Chick lit/Humorous women’s fiction [...]

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No Social Media Zone

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »

I don’t know about you, but I’m a Social Media junkie. I Facebook, I tweet and I LinkIn (haven’t gotten quite as into Google+ yet), and that can keep me entertained for hours. I’ve heard lots of my colleagues often talk about the perils of social media, but it wasn’t until yesterday that I realized [...]

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Meet Robyn Bradley

Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on October 25, 2011 | 6 Comments »

“True deep desire breeds motivation.” That’s what Robyn Bradley said when I asked her what motivates her to write. I don’t think a truer statement was ever uttered. “True deep desire,” I believe as well, is the thing that separates the people who start writing novels from the ones who finish writing them. You’ve gotta [...]

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Meet Author Dan McNeil

Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on October 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Is it Tuesday already? Gee, time flies while you’re slaving over a manuscript (Day 2 of #1kaday and counting!). A hearty welcome to today’s featured author: Dan McNeil. Name: Dan McNeil Name of book: The Judas Apocalypse Book genre: Historical fiction Date published: May 2008 Publisher: I Publish Press What is your day job? I [...]

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Meet Author Jessica Harlan

Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »

I met today’s featured debut author, Jessica Harlan, back when we were both working for a home furnishings trade magazine at Fairchild Publications in New York City in the 1990s — she was writing about housewares, I was writing about furniture. Since that time, both of us have sort of changed gears but have found [...]

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‘Just Cut the Whole Damn Thing’

Posted in Revision Process, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on September 30, 2011 | 3 Comments »

On Wednesday, I finished editing my manuscript for Baby Grand. The third edit. And hopefully the last — at least for the time being. The book is now 330 pages and just over 93,000 words (my original draft was 277 pages). If you would have told me on Monday that I would be finished by [...]

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Meet Author Robert Craven

Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

It’s Tuesday, which means it’s time for this week’s Debut Author Q&A. A hearty welcome to today’s featured guest, Robert Craven. Name: Robert Craven Book: Get Lenin Book genre: WWII/Action/adventure Date of publication: June 2011 Publisher: Tim Roux – Night Publishing What is your day job? I work for a print and packaging company in [...]

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Meet Steve Umstead

Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on August 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »

A big welcome to today’s featured debut author Steve Umstead, an entrepreneur, a work-at-home dad and an esteemed member of my #1kaday crew. :) Name: Steve Umstead Name of book: Gabriel’s Redemption (Book 1 of the Evan Gabriel Trilogy) Book genre: Science fiction/adventure Date Published: February 2, 2011 Publisher: Self-published What is your day job? [...]

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Meet Author Jane Roper

Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on August 3, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Yes, this week’s Debut Author Q&A is a day late, but is far from a dollar short (as my father-in-law likes to say). Big thanks to author Jane Roper whose interview today is thoughtful, enlightening and chock-full of truths about the writing life — I was nodding my heading in agreement the whole way through. [...]

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