This week, I’ll post suggestions to get you tech ready for the blitz of writing you’ll swear to accomplish in the New Year. I do this every year so some will look familiar, but many are updated to reflect changes in the internet and virtual world we all inhabit. Here’s what you’ll get (links won’t …
Join me in this three-volume fictional exploration of Neanderthals and their lives. Be ready for a world nothing like what you thought it would be, filled with clever minds, brilliant acts, and innovative solutions to life-ending problems, all based on real events. At the end of this trilogy, you’ll be proud to call Neanderthal family. …
During my blog hop to introduce my latest prehistoric fiction, Natural Selection, I received help from fellow author-blogger Jina Bazzar, author of the The Roxanne Fosch Files as well as a plethora of other thriller-fantasy fiction you can read more about on her Amazon page. Jina is vision challenged so hosted the story about one …
Here is a popular post from my Ask a Tech Teacher blog: You may have seen this on my education blog A friend asked about speech-to-text options for writing. There didn’t used to be many choices, but now, there are a plethora of tools available for this task. Make sure your microphone is enabled and …
Marcia Meara, author of the hugely entertaining Wake-Robin Ridge series (and more) and blogmaster over at The Write Stuff hosted me during the launch of my latest prehistoric fiction, Natural Selection as part of her fascinating #TenThings series, where she interviews authors to find out what readers might not know about them. I’m reposting the …
Here’s a quick rundown of my favorite tech tips for writers. I find myself using these most days, many times a week. Tell me in comments if that’s true for you, too: Track Your Stuff Windows has a Clipboard Stream! Get Rid of Spam Text Messages Find the Most Recent Blog Article Cover Your Webcam! …
I’m excited to welcome to WordDreams blogger, animal-lover, spiritualist, and acclaimed author of You Beneath My Skin and The Blue Bar, Damyanti Biswas. She is a spectacular writer whose words drop you right in the middle of the power and corruption that is New Delhi life and leave you wondering how the good guys can …
Today, Thomas Wikman, proud owner of a Leonberger named Bronco, author of the definitive book on this breed, The Life and Times of Le Bronco, and I, soulmate to my fictional Canis-dog Ump, sometimes star of the Dawn of Humanity trilogy, will compare stories about our massive dogs. Despite that Ump passed on about 2 …
Tech Tips for Writers is an occasional post on overcoming Tech Dread. I cover issues that friends, both real-time and virtual, have asked about. Feel free to post a comment about a question you have. I’ll cover it in a future tip. You may have seen this on my education blog When I promote my …
Years ago, I submitted my first novel to a list of agents who specialized in my genre, sure they’d love my quirky clever book. I’d edited, re-edited, and run it by people I trusted–it was dressed for success. At that time, I didn’t realize that finding an agent was like putting a hood on a …
It’s become popular to continue a beloved series after the death of the author. Some work like Anne Hillerman who continues the Navajo Mystery series started by her father, Tony Hillerman. He was iconic for his descriptions of life and culture through the adventures of a detective on an Indian reservation. She continues that nicely …
When I teach professional development classes, by far the topic that surprises attendees the most is the legal use of online images. And they’re not alone. On my blog, in educator forums, and in the virtual meetings I moderate, there is much confusion about what can be grabbed for free from online sites and what …
For the next few months, weekly writing tips will include word choice suggestions. That includes: colorful and original descriptions pithy words and phrases picture nouns and action verbs writing that draws a reader in and addicts them to your voice I keep a collection of descriptions that have pulled me into the books. I’m fascinated how …
This is inspired by Jennifer Cohen over at Forbes who wrote a wonderful article on “5 Things Super Successful People Do Before 8am” (few of which I did, though I can claim #5). She includes chores like exercise, eat a healthy breakfast, map out the day–all great ideas, but not pithy enough for the average …
I follow good efriend, Priscilla Bettis, on her blog and on Amazon, and have reviewed a few of her publications here on WordDreams. Such as: Continue reading
Balance of Nature is the final book in The Savage Land trilogy, the third trilogy about primeval man in the series, Dawn of Humanity: A prehistoric thriller in the spirit of Jean Auel, Savage Land follows several bands of humans, ruling a world where they thought themselves apex predators. What they didn’t count on was Nature. … Continue reading
Liz and I met in the blogosphere and have since shared many meaningful discussions about particular books, the craft of writing, and how it fits into busy lives. We might disagree, don’t write in the same genre, but we always enjoy sharing ideas and seeing where they take us. So of course, when Liz asked … Continue reading
When I launched my prehistoric fiction, Badlands, Book 2 of my trilogy, Savage Land, I leaned on long-time efriends to share my excitement. One of those was Alex Cavanaugh. Alex is the author of riveting science fiction like The Cassa series, called “a must for any Science Fiction fan” by the SFF Hub,” (click image … Continue reading
If you love reading about writing, quick articles from a multitudinous mix of authors from notice to established, from Indie to trad, I hope you have Chris Graham’s blog with the audacious name, The Story Reading Ape, on auto-read. In his own words, the purpose of this blog is: To introduce YOU to new (to me) authors I’ve … Continue reading
This post is for Alex Cavanaugh’s Insecure Writers Support Group (click the link for details on what that means and how to join. You will also find a list of bloggers signed up to the challenge that are worth checking out. The first Wednesday of every month, we all post our thoughts, fears or words … Continue reading
Balroop Singh is a long-time efriend, acclaimed poet, and fellow blogger over at Emotional Shadows. I’ve read many of Balroop’s poetry collections (click for my reviews on Magical Whispers, Moments We Love, Timeless Echoes, Slivers, and Hues of Hope). Something about her outlook on life, the way she sees what’s around the corner opens my eyes in ways nothing … Continue reading
I’ve been blogging buddies with Debra Purdy Kong for many years. Debra is a British Columbia author who’s been writing for over 30 years. Her volunteer experiences, criminology diploma, and security work inspired the character, Casey Holland, a transit security professional in Metro Vancouver. She is also a part-time facilitator in Creative Writing Workshops through … Continue reading
A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. In this monthly column, I share the most popular post from the past month from my teacher education blog, Ask a Tech Teacher: I get thousands of visitors a day–over six million since I started. The most common reason why you-all drop by is for resources. I … Continue reading
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