LitHub Essay: All in the Timing
For Literary Hub, I wrote an essay called All in the Timing: On Publishing a Novel Nine Years After Giving Up on It. It’s the publishing story of my novel, Right Back Where We Started From, which I finished way…
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North Bay Business Journal Interview!
So happy to have Right Back Where We Started From included in a spring literature round-up in The North Bay Business Journal! Check out Turn the Page with New Books by Local Writers.
Watch My Keynote!
Here is my keynote for the Southern California Writers’ Conference! I tell the publishing story of my novel, Right Back Where We Started From, and lessons I learned along the way.
Keynote Speech At Southern California Writers’ Conference
This Sunday, Valentine’s Day, I’m giving a keynote speech at the Southern California Writers’ Conference. It’ll be streaming on Zoom, for free. Tune in and listen at 4:30 PM (PST) on February 14th. I’ll be telling the crazy story of…
RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM COVER REVEAL
The book cover of RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM is here! Coming May 4, 2021! PREORDER: INDIEBOUND * AMAZON * BARNES AND NOBLE * BOOKS-A-MILLION * HUDSON * TARGET * WALMART AUDIBLE PRAISE: In Right Back Where We Started…
NOVEL COMING IN 2021
I can FINALLY announce that my first novel, Right Back Where We Started From, is forthcoming from Blackstone Publishing in 2021. Ahhhhhhh!
Suiting Up For Battle
I looked down at my hand while I was line editing and had to chuckle. I look like I’ve had an injury, but in fact the three band-aids I have on are to protect my fingers from writing calluses. Who…
But I’m Not Patient…
“Of course any novelist has difficulties. I don’t have ‘blocks,’ I mean I don’t get into a state where absolutely nothing can be done for weeks; I can always do something, though the something that I do may have to…
All Smiles by Joy Lanzendorfer
This week I’m reading through my novel before starting a new draft. I’ve already filled a notebook with notes of things to change and I haven’t even gotten to the end yet. I’m still amazed by my tendency to repeat…
Step Away From the Computer
Yesterday, I struggled with questions like “Do these characters seem real? How do I get into this character’s head?” Some characters seemed exceptionally vivid and others seemed flat. It was annoying. So of course, last night’s dreams were full of…