Writer of contemporary and historical fiction with a touch of romance, mystery and magic
It you are an aspiring author, like me, writing may be the smoothest part of the journey. Feeling inspired, outlining, writing, and even editing can come easy to creative types like us. What to do with your creation? Well, that's were it gets tricky. I turn to the AuthorTube community for help on topics like… Continue reading Why You Should be Watching AuthorTube
When I feel writers' block setting in, I like to do a little mental exercise, and time waster, to get the creative juices flowing: a mood board. These aren't just for wedding planners, interior designers and influencers on Instagram. A mood board is a collage of digital images that can take a mental concept (i.e.… Continue reading Not in the Mood to Write? Try a Mood Board
Some days it feels like the world is on fire. Regardless of whether that fire has come to your doorstep in the form of Covid-19 infection, loss of a loved one, insufficient income, food insecurity or fear of all of the above, we could all use a balm to soothe our frazzled nerves. As the… Continue reading 5 Healing Hobbies to Help with Pandemic Anxiety
As a mom of a teenage boy in a crazy, COVID-19 world, I can't rely on my own anecdotes of adolescence to guide him through quarantine. These are entirely different times. The video game binges I would have frowned upon a year ago are now a reward for a long day of distance learning. There… Continue reading How Nostalgia Helps Us Cope with Reality
Remember the first time you got dumped? Or when you didn't make the team? How about the call you never got after that job interview? And, for you writers out there, what about your first rejection letter from a literary agent? It still stings, doesn't it? Rejection is brutal and the more sensitive you are,… Continue reading Rejection from Literary Agents: 3 Ways to Cope
Marie McKoy 