Nancy S. Thompson

I’m very pleased to introduce my guest today. If you don’t already know Nancy, you can find out more about her at her blog. What I’ve learned is that besides looking way too young to have a son in college, she’s a gentle, thoughtful, and generous human being with a talent for writing suspense. When she mentioned her book was …

Peace vs Happiness

The 2012 Global eBook Awards announced the winners this morning. No, I didn’t win, but it gave me an idea for a post, which probably sounds weird. You see, I try not to blog about disappointments. With so many struggling writers out there, it feels wrong to reiterate how published writers have bad days too. You already know that: no …

The Unthinkable: Doing Nothing?

Gabrielle Desjardins Nowell I don’t remember my mother ever doing nothing. Even when she watched her soaps, she’d bake, iron, or sew. Idle hands, never. Summertime, she gardened. When dad was working, she’d tend to the farm animals. In the winter she’d can, bake bread and sew. Later years she hooked rugs. She was always doing something. Bibianne Gauthier Desjardins …

ASK PZM – Aug 2012: Kindle Direct Publishing

Q: What is your opinion of KDP Select? Is it worth forgoing putting an ebook anywhere else than Kindle? To answer this question, let’s first start with the basics.Anyone can upload an ebook via kdp.amazon.com. The Kindle ebook format is mobi as opposed to epub used for the Nook and other devices. But Amazon cleverly provides for free Kindle apps …

The Secret to Being Published

My very first IWSG post! It’s that time again… INSECURE WRITER’S SUPPORT GROUP To find out more about the group, visit: Alex J. Cavanaugh [Our Ninja Captain] @ http://alexjcavanaugh.blogspot.com.au ~ ~ ~ It’s not an easy life choosing to be a writer. We write because we love writing, but we also open ourselves up to rejection, lots and lots of …