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Miss Manners Twitter Dos and Don’ts
This post was inspired by Bree Ervin’s Author’s Guide to Social Media RMFW workshop where I learned about the complex etiquette of Twitter. Here are some general guidelines that I’m now trying to follow in my daily Twitter usage: Do show appreciation for a Follow, Retweet (RT), or Mention. And by show appreciation I mean […]
The Time I Saw Stephen King
Stephen King spoke at Chautauqua on Wednesday and I was lucky enough to be there. He was a fantastic speaker: hilarious, low-key, and authentic. Listening to Stephen King speak, I didn’t feel like one of thousands, I felt like I was part of a conversation. Mr. King started by making us paranoid. He told us […]
Fruitcake, The Unexpected Way I Found My Voice
It all started shortly after the New Year in 2010 when I was struggling to write, well, anything. I’d fiddled with First Novel a bit, but ultimately couldn’t make a habit of writing, couldn’t find my stride. Then at work, I stumbled on leftover fruitcake someone had left in the break room. It was cellophane-wrapped, store-bought fruitcake […]
RMFW Highlights
The RMFW Conference was this past weekend, and Oh My Gosh was it amazing. There were great sessions, new writing friends, and plenty of geeking out. I feel inspired by all the wonderful people I met and writerly things I learned. Here were my favorite sessions and key takeaways: Author’s Guide to Social Media: An etiquette […]
Writer Con Checklist
I love attending writing conferences. The positive energy, camaraderie with fellow writers, and opportunities to talk with industry professionals (i.e., literary agents, editors, and published authors). Not to mention awesome workshops, sessions like ‘Become a Clue-Master: How To Plant Clues’, ‘Heroes, Henchmen, and Sidekicks: The Characters-First Approach to Plot’, and ‘Getting inTouch with Your Tone’. […]