So, here's the thing: I don't do NaNo. Officially, that is. November is, for me, one of the worst months to have a "Must Write" goal in it. I have, on numerous occasions over the years, far exceeded 50,000 words in 30 days. I wrote a book of about 100,000 in 30 days once. And a few years ago, I wrote 140,000 in 60 days. And those are just a couple of examples But none of this happened in November. This year, I am endeavoring to write 50,000 words. But not with the official Na

In Mac's Daring Heart, my "front and back matter" didn't make it to the presses, which made me very sad. But! I have a website, do I not? Of course I do. And I can write and link and thereby show everyone ALL THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE I relied upon to create Mac's Daring Heart, published by Sweet Promise Press. Mac's Daring Heart is dedicated to my brother and sister, who have given me sterling examples of sibling-hood. The ups and the downs, the laughs and the shouts. They're the

We tend to have cycles, in our social media. Okay, maybe that's just me? I have had blogs, hither and yon. Social gathering sites. (Does anyone still have Myspace? LiveJournal?) Facebook, MeWe, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr . . . I am sure to have missed, oh, a lot. Goodreads is a social media site as well, after a fashion. A place where you can connect with readers and writers. Authors post there. You can write and leave reviews for books. All sorts of things. It's a place I ha