Category: The Writing Life

Indie Authors Post Open Letter to Microsoft about Barnes and Noble

I wasn’t the only indie author to welcome the recent news that Microsoft had come to Barnes and Noble’s rescue. If you missed the news, see the Wall Street Journal article Microsoft Hooks Onto Nook: Software Maker’s $300 Million Deal Gives It a 17.6% Stake in Barnes & Noble Subsidiary I started rereleasing my previously published books [...]

Saturday May 12th, 2012 in Indie publishing, Novels, The Writing Life, Vanessa Grant Novels | No Comments »

Free book – March 3 and 4. “If You Loved Me”

As a gift to my readers, I’m setting the Kindle eBook version of my romance novel “If You Loved Me” free for two days – March 2 and 3rd. Have a free read on me! This edition includes a free preview of The Colors of Love. In my September 23, 2011 blog Yippee! … If [...]

Thursday March 1st, 2012 in Characters, Free books, Novels, Romances, The Writing Life, Vanessa Grant Novels | No Comments »

Plotting 2012 – aided by Covey, Milk, and synchronization

(This post also appeared at PenWarriors.com) It’s January and I’m plotting my life in 2012. As with most tales, there’s a backstory: SETTING: Vanessa’s newly remodelled study. Fresh paint, new carpet, several years of hoarding cleared out. Time: mid-December GREMLIN (Vanessa’s internal critic): Here it is 2012 and you’ve got a todo list the size [...]

Friday January 6th, 2012 in The Writing Life, Vanessa Grant Novels, Writing craft | No Comments »

Writing + an effortless life = attainable goal??

This afternoon I followed an EC Sheedy tweet to Leo Babauta’s blog about an effortless life. I’m sceptical of effortless, but I could handle easier,  and when EC posts words of wisdom I generally check it out because she’s – well, wise. I was entranced by Babauta’s blog, and impressed by the power of synchronicity. Last week I [...]

Sunday October 16th, 2011 in General, The Writing Life | No Comments »
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