One of the social media marketing buzzwords floating around is “return on investment.” (ROI) This is a metric, a measurement, of how “worthwhile” your social media efforts were. The problem is, when quantifying, you can’t take into consideration the depth … Continue reading →
After taking a creative writing class last quarter, I was introduced to an interesting website that I think many people will find helpful. It’s called Duotrope’s Digest. It’s free to sign up and you can essentially shop around your story … Continue reading →
How many of you use a pen and paper to write? A handwritten journal? Post-it notes?? Yeah, I thought so. Not very many of you. I’ve learned in doing Prompt Group meetings for the last couple years that modern Americans … Continue reading →
For this week’s Wiley Wednesday, we have the opportunity to have a chat with Casey Lynn, of Casey Lynn Marketing & Media Services. Casey helps authors to market themselves and to navigate the new reality of self-promotion. Casey has kindly … Continue reading →
I’ve been suffering a bit of something I am loathe to name and honestly never expected would happen to me to such a degree – writer’s block. There are multiple insidious reasons for this. And I think I’m wallowing in … Continue reading →
Getting Back In the Mood I’ve been working on editing my first book, which comes out later this year from Samhain Publishing. I wrote it with my coauthor, Rachel Wilder. While we work together extensively, when I’m at my keyboard … Continue reading →
I’m not sure if this fits the definition of a Wiley for this fine Wednesday, but I ran into something I simply had to share. You could most definitely say it fits with the Artist’s Way teachings of Julia Cameron, … Continue reading →
The more I get into writing, the more I find my skill lacking. It’s ironic considering I agreed to write something meant to help others. Then again, perhaps part of being human is learning together.All I really feel qualified to … Continue reading →
Back on October 13th of last year I posted a Wiley titled “Show Instead of Tell”. It’s something I continue struggling to improve. The latest evidence of my battle is in a story written about a year ago. I decided … Continue reading →
Today happens to be an extremely exciting time for me. While considering what to write for this very blog post, coincidentally, I received my first ever payment as an author!Although this is just one more step on my chosen path, … Continue reading →