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Category Archives: Writing
Giving thanks for author resources
It’s that time of year, and I wanted to give thanks for the lists of author resources that are out there! I wanted to mention a few of them that feature Edit for Indies. First and foremost, I was particularly … Continue reading
Connecting the Dots, my recent ebook about women and AD/HD, and my own journey to diagnosis, received its first 5-star review on Amazon from Southern California writer Margaret Lesh. She called it “a valuable guide.” Thanks, Margaret!* To celebrate the … Continue reading
Connecting the Dots: My Midlife Journey with Adult AD/HD Is Published on Kindle
Two anniversaries slipped by recently. One was the two-anniversary of publishing my novel The Leaving on Smashwords (May 30, 2011). It was my first step into self-publishing and I had no idea then that I would end up publishing so … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Personal, Self-publishing, Writing
Tagged ADD, ADHD, CHADD, connecting the dots, Dawn Charles, Examiner.com, Kate Genet, Kindle, promotion, self-publishing, Shannon Yarbrough
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Review: Mrs. Woolf and the Servants
When I read Virginia Woolf‘s Diaries (an experience I recommend to any writer) back in 2011 I remember thinking what horrible bosses she and Leonard were to their hapless, underpaid employees at the Hogarth Press, which they ran out of … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Writing
Tagged Alison LIght, Bloomsbury Group, class, England, female servants, hyde park gate, intimacy, relationships between women, sexuality, Virginia Woolf, women, writers
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Marking St. Patrick’s
As I mentioned in a previous post on this blog, I don’t ever do much for St. Patrick’s, but I usually find myself in a celebratory mood anyway because of the coming of spring. The fruit trees are blossoming madly … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Writing
Tagged Smashwords, spring, St. Patrick's Day, The Leaving
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Rowling’s ‘Casual Vacancy’ Strikes a Nerve
‘The Casual Vacancy’ by J.K. Rowling, Little, Brown ($35 hardcover); Kindle ($14.99) Joanne Rowling is a woman with a ton of baggage. As her own writer bio on Amazon states, she’s the author of the “bestselling Harry Potter series of … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Writing
Tagged class, England, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, Kindle, literary, The Casual Vacancy, The New Yorker
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Fifty Shades of Grey – A Quick Take
My friend Shannon Yarbrough has been recapping each chapter of Fifty Shades of Grey on his blog, accompanied by hilarious visuals. Confession: I sent him my copy after finishing with it, wondering what he would get out of it, as … Continue reading
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New story–The Captain and Claire
In an unusual bit of serendipity, I had just published a new erotic short on Amazon, when KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) announced today that it is rolling out a new program called KDP Select. In return for not offering a … Continue reading
Posted in Self-publishing, Writing
Tagged Amazon, best women's erotica 2004, erotic story, kdp, kdp select, the captain and claire
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Gabriella West 