by Maggie Preston | Nov 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
My second book, Second Chance Romance, made it to the shelves on November 18th! I’m really excited to have it out there. I’ve heard from many authors that book number two is always the toughest. So far I have to say number three is being more problematic....
by Maggie Preston | Oct 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
I was scrolling through social media recently and read a post that mentioned how romance tended to routinely put the heroine in embarrassing situations as a matter of plot convention. This couldn’t be true, I tried to convince myself. Then I started looking at...
by Maggie Preston | Oct 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s sad how much I hate social media. It irritates me how much we need it, how the number of followers or likes somehow translates to readers and book sales and confidence as a writer. On the one hand, my introverted self is much more extroverted online. I’m willing...
by Maggie Preston | Aug 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
I am a terrible editor, which could be really sad since I currently make part of my living as an editor. What I mean, however, is that my inner editor cannot SHUT UP when I’m trying to write. It’s a little like having a hard rock band playing in the background when...
by Maggie Preston | Jul 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’ve been one of the lucky ones since Covid upended the world. I was able to transition to work-at-home with my job(s). I’ve also had some luck building my business over the last six months. I signed a partnership agreement with a freelance client and now officially...
by Maggie Preston | Jun 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
In most parts of my life I’m pretty patient. I don’t have unrealistic expectations of others; I’m fairly realistic when it comes what the world owes me (nothing). My expectations of myself, however, tip in the other direction. I’m a slower writer and this, I’ve...
