Writerly Ways

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I finally have something to day for my writerly ways instead of just posting links. And that is be kind. It takes nothing to do that but be kind. And that includes other authors. Why in the world do you want to drag them down? Yes I know some see them as competition but in many ways they are not. They are a building block to your own career, otherwise why would most agents/publisher/blurb writers ask you 'what story is yours most like?' (Actually I hate that but that's a post for another time)

We all probably remember earlier in the year when some author decided to try and copywrite a very basic word as her series title and was sending out I'm gonna sue you notices to people and picked on someone she shouldn't have (i.e. a big name author).

Well it's happened again. Not the copywriting thing but someone shooting themselves in the foot. Witness Tomi Adeyemi,a debut author whose novel Children of Blood and Bone is doing very well for itself, winning awards, making it onto talk shows, already optioned for a movie. I mean that's a first time novelist's dream. And then she accuses Nora Roberts of riding on her title's coat tails (Nora has one Of Blood and Bone).

Blinks. For one titles are so common Popsugar has a challenge in 2019 read two books with the same title.

Blinks. NORA FREAKING ROBERTS. If you can't be kind and you have to bitch slap someone, be sure you know who you're hitting. It reminds me of one of my childhood friends who for some idiot reason threw a stick into a herd of Black Angus and hit the damn bull. He didn't know the bull was there. I had to polevault over a barbed wire fence (didn't quite clear it, still have scars).

Nora Roberts has been writing for 30 odd years. She has like nearly 300 novels to her name (or J.D. Robb her other pen name). Wiki says she's worth nearly 400 million dollars (OMG!) She needs to ride noone's coattails. Nora's response to this fiasco is great. You can read it here

So authors be kind to each other. Help each other rise. Don't knock them down

And to the author's here I'll repeat what I have on my author FB, Popsugar's challenge is a good way to get your books in front of new readers. If you have something that fits those prompts let me know and I will add it to the appropriate forum. Who knows? It might result in a sale.

It's been a month since my novel released. I have newbies to my journal so if you want to check it out and boost the signal thanks.


Blurb Arrigo Giancarlo’s friends think he's a rich young man with the unusual job of paranormal investigator, working with his psychic assistant in Las Vegas. In truth he’s a two-thousand-year-old vampire and member of the Chiaroscuro, a group of Supernaturals dedicated to keeping humanity safe from the more dangerous of their kind. He’s also openly bisexual… but alone.

When he spots Luc St. John in a bar, Arrigo is intrigued. What begins as an effort to repay the kindness shown to him in the past quickly turns into much deeper feelings for the suffering and displaced Cajun. For Luc’s part, he feels too poor, too uneducated, and too bound to his hateful family to ever be worthy of elegant and cultured Arrigo.

An old enemy, Eleni, blames Arrigo for murdering her true love. On the anniversary of that death, she’s back to take revenge. As Arrigo’s closest friends fall victim to savage attacks, he fears nothing will keep Luc safe. Should he break both their hearts and let Luc go, or is it too late? If Luc’s already in Eleni’s sights, Arrigo knows that like most things in Vegas, the odds are against him.

You can find it on Amazon here or at my publisher here


And now the links, oh the links

From Betty Taking Character Relationships to the Next Level

Lyrics In Books: Your Questions Answered

10 Biggest Book Marketing Mistakes You Need to Stop Making

Organizing Your Writing Life With Trello

Joy Is Important To Success As An Author

Sarra Cannon of Heart Breathings ~ Tips For Success In 2019 As An Indie Author

Three Ways to Add Tension to a Scene During Revisions

Take Charge of Your Creative Life: The SWOT Analysis

The Writer’s Vision for 2019

Why the Story of the Starving Artist Needs to Die

Grand Finale: Two Strategies for Writing Great Story Endings

3 Good Reasons to Write a Sequel

How To Consistently Write 3500-4000 Words Per Hour

Getting Started With Worldbuilding I need to really sit down with this one.

How Do You Bring an Inexperienced Hero to a Fight?

And from around the web What’s Your Writerly Unique Selling Point?

Authors Interviewing Their Characters: Patricia Harman I've done this one. It's fun

How To Sell Books: My Marketing Journey

Angie Thomas on Code-Switching, Hip Hop & Her Book's Namesake Tattoo

Why Is Writing So Difficult? Here Are 3 Reasons Why

How Mindfulness Can Help You Enjoy Your Book Release Day

Stagecraft and the Novel: Writing Advice From Leanna Renee Hieber I could use some of this (also I need to contact her about the upcoming steampunk thing

Form A Daily Writing Habit—It Will Improve Your Life I've been trying to do this with the write every day thing

Why I Write, Katie Kennedy

Chaos to Order When Writing A Novel

3 Common Plotting Mistakes to Avoid When Writing a Novel

The Fear and Joy of Writing on Proposal

Vision Boards for Authors

I don't have the break down of everything I've written and still need to be writing but here's my yearly word count

116673 / 100000 words. 117% done!