Ask Yourself These Five Questions As a writer, I have had my share of rejections. It goes with the territory. Hopefully, it doesn’t defeat you and you continue to get out there with your work and keep submitting potential freelance clients, publishing houses, agents, and contests. Of course, we all…

I found the perfect antidote to writer burnout We’ve all learned how certain practices support others. Such a taking a walk can help us work out a problem or vacuuming the carpet encourages the resolution for a dilemma. For me it is hard labor of picking fruit and canning that…

Tips On How to Grow Your Business Faster and Maintain Momentum For new companies that want to ramp up quickly, the “go to” approach for fast growth is “growth hacking.” Growth hacking is a method for start-ups to reach larger audiences in a short amount of time. It’s a way…

Writing is about inhabiting an entire world and everything we experience When we walk through life in the real world, there are things around us we don’t necessarily notice. We just absorb the sight and smells that make up our reality. However, in order to bring your book and the…

Do you have the rights? Part two-Letter of the Agreement Part one: So you want to write a nonfiction book. Do you have the rights? This is the second part in a series I’m writing about researching nonfiction and true crime and what you need to know about the details…

Do you have the rights? — Do you love nonfiction and true crime? Are you itching to write a book about a juicy and provocative event you saw in the news or heard about from a local paper or friend? Easy. The story is right there. It has all the pieces, and you can find everyone…

What most people don’t know or understand about being a reporter When I first ventured into the world of reporting, I came up against many people who didn’t understand the role, but were constantly “educating” me on what I was to write or say. It was a vertical learning curve. …

Choose a virtual private network to keep you safe from prying eyes When researching my book about Sara Jane Moore, Housewife Assassin: The Woman Who Tried To Kill President Ford, I did a tremendous amount of research from my home computer. I found people 30 years after the event of…

Conducting Internet research is a challenge. Now more than ever, it is critical to be able to assess the validity of a Web site or posts on social media. A healthy dose of skepticism is a very good thing. It’s time-consuming and often confusing. Whoever thought too much information could…