#AuthorInterview: Loni Townsend
I've known of today's featured Idaho author, Loni Townsend, well before this blog ever came into existence as she once upon a time was a co-worker with my ex. Only once I moved to North Carolina, did I...
View Article#AuthorInterview: Donna Cook
I first met Idaho author Donna Cook when she spoke at a noon gathering for a local writing group. She graciously answered numerous questions with such warmth and encouragement as her lunch grew cold. A...
View Article#AuthorInterview: Doug Copsey
Doug Copsey first made an appearance in my life as the booming voice that introduced the many outdoor summer plays at Idaho's Shakespeare festival. It wasn't until a couple of years ago that I met him...
View Article#AuthorInterview: Dr. Heather Branstetter
I grew up in the rough-and-tumble silver mining town of Wallace, Idaho. Many visitors have noted the town's eccentricity, and plenty of locals embrace its checkered past. Heather Branstetter is here...
View Article#AuthorInterview: C. C. Magart
This month's featured author and I go way back. I first met C. C. Magart on the first day of my first job as a high school English teacher. A few years later, we started a critique group with another...
View Article#AuthorInterview: Rick Just
This Idaho author interview hits the mother lode today with Rick Just. There is a lot to love about this state, and this post drives home so much of what is great about living and writing here. As...
View Article#AuthorInterview: Roland Clarke
Turns out Roland Clarke and I have being lackluster riders who love horses dearly in common. This marks the last in a year-long series of interviews with Idaho authors. It also marks the final author...
View Article#PubTip: Determining Your Book Publishing Goals
Joseph Epstein is often quoted for noting that around eighty percent of Americans feel they have a book in them that they should write. A far, far fewer percentage actually end up writing a book. Of...
View Article#Marketing: How to Establish an Author Platform
When it rains, it pours! I am buried in the editing cave with projects, so I am bringing back this tongue-and-cheek post from eons ago. It's hard to believe that this blog is turning six this year....
View Article#Editor: Freelance Editing Contract Template
Over the years, I've consulted many a freelance editing contract template that the internet has to offer. I didn't want to reinvent the wheel, and yet I also wanted a customized contract. Over the...
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