Happy Monday All, It's another week, you ready? Apparently whether we're ready or not, the week begins. I don't mind my writing work, and generally the mommy-gig isn't too bad, but it's been a bit rough this week with Youngest, so it's a little tougher than usual--especially when migraines hit. So I'm sipping my coffee, wishing I got a little more sleep, and doing my best to get myself together for the day. One of the topics that will be covered at the NWHRWA 2016 Lone Star Writer's Conference ( for more information, click here ) is PR--aka Promotion. A lot of writers (including myself) are either shy or introverted (sometimes both). I have met some writers who weren't shy, and some extroverted writers, but I haven't met many. The one thing that is often on any writer's mind when they think of promotion and putting themselves out there is how? What can you do? The short answer is--a lot. Almost everywhere you go there are opportun...

Happy Tuesday Everybody, I'm going to put this out there. Other authors have posted about it on Facebook, and I've mentioned it from time to time: Readers, you have tremendous power. YOU hold the key to an author's success. How does an author become a bestseller? He or she has readers getting and enjoying his or her work. Readers tell other readers, who tell other readers, and soon you have a hit. Word of mouth is terribly important to authors. I'm no different. If you like a novel--if you like any of my novels--please consider leaving a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, and any Statue in the Botanical Gardens in Springdale, Arkansas other website where the author's work appears. It doesn't cost you anything and it has the potential to help the author. (Including the potential of helping this author!) However, the most important way you can help an author is by telling other readers about him or her. Talk about their work. Let others ...