Ray Bradbury reminded me why I write... I sat on the floor in the back of a bookstore in old-town Pasadena perusing the selections. It was Saturday, late afternoon, another sunny day in L.A. I didn’t notice the store owners hustling everyone out the door and they didn’t see me in the back on the … Continue reading Why Do You Write?
What it means to be a 'successful' writer... There are bookstores around the country that will put an author on a bestsellers list if the store decides to carry their book, regardless of sales. One of these was Rakeshaw Books in Danville, CA. I’d finished my first novel, REVERB, and got a small publisher to pick it up, … Continue reading Writing for a Living
I keep putting marketing projects in front of me to avoid fine writing. Writing fiction is HARD. It's the second hardest thing I've ever done beyond raising my kids, and husband. Marketing, helping companies, especially startups grow is engaging. Working with entrepreneurs, especially engineers, to find their targets, and create campaigns that sell their stuff … Continue reading Lost Writer Seeks to be Found
