Just for Authors
Books
As the former editor-in-chief of a publishing company for over twenty years, I'm creating a series of mini-books designed to take you step-by-step through the publishing proces. Each book, at 5,000 words or less, will break down one process. Go behind the scenes of a small bress and learn what you need to know to decide whether you want to seek traditional publishiing or publish your books yourself. The first book is all about the submissions process, and you can find it here for only $0.99.
Here's what's coming soon in the series:
Classes
Every six weeks I teach "Strengthening Your Fiction," a class designed to help improve your fiction writing. The class is through email only and includes assignments and feedback. You can register at Women on Writing.
For years I taught "Jumping Into Romance, a four-week course designed to help new authors get started on their first romance novel. Since retiring the course, I combined it into one ebook.
Dreaming of writing romance but don’t know where to begin? Or frustrated because your manuscript keeps getting rejected? Jumping Into Romance gives you the practical structure and insider tools to turn ideas into a compelling, emotionally satisfying novel. In four focused lessons you’ll learn the sub-genres of romance, how to outline a story that works, the basics of plot, intimacy issues, power openings, read-on prompts, and dialogue.
Each lesson is short, actionable, and designed for writers at any stage: brand-new romantics who need a roadmap and authors who want to fix a manuscript that isn’t landing. You’ll get clear examples, step-by-step outlining techniques, and fixes for common intimacy and pacing problems so your characters and stakes feel irresistible.
By the end of the book, you’ll have a complete outline for your novel, a stronger opening to hook readers, and a plan to move forward or a revision checklist to repair what’s broken. Ready to write the book you can’t stop thinking about? Buy your copy of Jumping Into Romance and start shaping your romance today.
Marketing/Promoting
I have a Pinterest board devoted to helping authors promote. Now, with 447 pins and growing, it has booksigning tips, website checklists, book launch event ideas and checklist, book swag ideas, information on ads and budgets, and even templates for blog post titles. There is so much to discover, and I am always adding new ideas I come across in the Pinterest community.