Your Story Matters
Who is Your Ideal Reader?
Last winter, some in the 40+ person crowd at Brazos Bookstore who showed up for my book launch were people I’d expected: primarily long-term friends from the 25 years I lived in Houston.
But then the...
How to Be a Badass Writer
As the publication date for The Only Way Through Is Out approached (one year ago today!), I spent tons of time on book promotion.
Which as a debut author, was a whole new world for me.
A scary and v...
Why We Judge Books By Their Covers
A couple weeks ago, I opened an email from the art director of my publisher entitled "Cover Design Introduction."
Ahh ... covers.
You've heard the expression "Don't judge a book by its cover," which...
Queer Writers: Our Words Matter
My gut told me something was off.
As I reviewed the copy edit of my memoir manuscript—my final chance to make any substantive changes to THE ONLY WAY THROUGH IS OUT—something bothered me about one se...
Does Your Memoir Need to Be Edited?
The short answer is YES.
The longer answer is that there are many different kinds of editing that are important at different stages in your writing journey.
Developmental Editing
Developmental edit...
