National Novel Writing Month 2023 (NaNoWriMo)
November is National Novel Writing Month. To celebrate, an organization called NaNoWritMo (can you see where they got that?) holds a month-long event every November for writers to write 50,000 words. Since the books I write are usually around 65,00 words, that’s almost a whole novel written in a month. Their website makes it easy […]
SD Festival of Books
My last book signing event occurred last weekend, my last scheduled “appearance” to personally sell books in 2023. That doesn’t mean I won’t jump at the chance to do it again if the opportunity presents itself, but for now, I’m done until next year. The South Dakota Festival of Books is always a big deal. […]
My Discomfort Zone
When I first thought of being a fiction writer, I assumed it would entail nothing more than sitting at my computer and typing all day. Not once did I consider all the peripheral things that went along with a writing career. I didn’t know I had to set up a small business, do all the […]
It’s Fall 2023, Y’all!
Where has this year gone? Winter sped by. Spring was a flurry, and summer blew by like a whirlwind. Three quarters of 2023 over. The leaves are turning here, and football is on TV. That means it’s time for cooler temperatures and shorter days. I don’t like that last thing, but because it’s been happening […]
Learning to be a Saleswoman
I’m exhausted after the Wild Deadwood Reads event! Three days being with other writers is great fun, but a day of alternating sitting and standing (mostly standing) for an entire day drained me physically. I sold seven books which was a poor showing compared to the other authors. The best part of the event was […]
The IWG Writers Conference
Hubby and I just returned from Boise and the Idaho Writers Guild conference. He didn’t go to the conference but had a great time biking and seeing friends. The last day we were there, he helped with the Idaho Riders for the Blind fundraiser. The organization has tandem bikes that seeing people pedal from the […]
AI Writing
In the last few months, I’ve heard more and more about the new AI program, Chat GPT, that will write whatever you want it to and do it well. I admit my first reaction was annoyance that soon turned into anger. A computer could put me out of my job of writing my stories and […]
My Latest Book
This coming week, Hubby and I will make our way to Boise, Idaho for the Idaho Writers Guild conference. I’ve attended the past several years and have enjoyed and learned much from them all. We’ll go a few days early so we can visit our friends in the area. Even though we live far away, […]