Query trenches

Query trenches

When I started writing many years ago, I didn’t show my work to anyone. I barely told anyone I was writing much less that I wanted to be published. I’d had enough experience with the laughs and finger-pointing to know this was considered an unreasonable...
New view

New view

I recently moved to a new state. Sold my house. Packed everything in a truck. Hooked up my car. Drove for three days. Adventure. There’s something about starting over. You’d think, after all my moves, that it would get old but there’s still...
Spotlight! Ireland Lorelei

Spotlight! Ireland Lorelei

I’d like to welcome Ireland Lorelei to A Writer’s House this week. Ireland is from my old stomping grounds of North Carolina, but she currently lives in Florida and is an erotic romance author. Her current series, Second Chance, has its first release...
Authors, Readers, and TikTok…oh my

Authors, Readers, and TikTok…oh my

I jumped into TikTok last month, determined to master the newest craze that’s supposed to be the answer to marketing books. All I can say is….sheesh. It’s just another platform filled with conflict and drama when it doesn’t have to be. Readers...
Pandering

Pandering

I think the only piece of writing advice I’ve consistently gotten over the years has been to “write what you want to read.” That’s great advice…if you want no one but your best friend and a couple of critique partners to read your book....