3 Things That Make Your Review Valuable (Guest Post at Non-Fiction Authors...
Head on over to the NFAA blog and read my article about how to review a book.
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I Will Never Adjust My Art to Suit You
Authors seem to think they need to please their fans, or Amazon, or a publisher. I know I’ll be the voice no one wants to hear, but I don’t change my art for anyone. And yeah, you’re gonna say that...
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What if I Don’t Want to Play by the Rules?
When my middle daughter was taking an interest in music, I tried to teach her some piano basics, and a bit about music theory. Nothing elaborate. Things like chord patterns that work well, melodic...
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How Personal Relationships Make Feedback Valuable
Sometimes when we’re stuck a total stranger has our answer. It’s not the most likely avenue to resolve our writing challenges, though. The stranger would have to discover that we have a problem, and...
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When is it Appropriate to Offer Unsolicited Criticism of Someone’s Art?
There’s an old story about a chap who goes on vacation and leaves his dull-witted brother to care for the household. After a week, he calls home and asks how his cat is faring. “Cat’s dead,” his...
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Feedback Fraught with Fear, False Findings, Fruitlessness
I know well the desire to have approval, the boost we get from a genuine compliment. I also know that asking others for feedback when what we really want is a pat on the head is fraught with peril,...
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Proactive Interactive AntiResistance Support
Any of this sound familiar? Tell you what: I’ll include checkboxes so you can keep track. How many of these have you experienced in your writing life during the past two years? Never finding the time...
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