I have to confess that when I eyed the topic for this week that I didn’t really want to write…
Month: July 2020
My first manuscript was a twenty-thousand-word trashfire of a multi-generational family saga. I’d decided to try being a novelist (New…
This week’s topic is “The Manuscript in the Drawer.” But I have no manuscript in the drawer. The Talking Drum…
I’m so pleased to present Kate Lansing this week as our guest at The Debutante Ball. Kate is the author…
I honestly feel like my editing process, while admittedly draining, was pretty positive. I never felt like my final editor…
I was sailing along, finishing the last few edits to ARCHITECTS OF MEMORY’s sequel, when an e-mail came in from…
It’s blooper week! I feel like I’m a walking blunder most of the time, so I’m sure I could fill…
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington, composer, pianist, and jazz orchestra leader, plays a pivotal role in the life of Omar Bassari,…
It is my pleasure to welcome Nicole Mabry to the Debutante Ball today! Nicole and I have met virtually through…
There is quite a bit that was shed from the original manuscript of The Goddess Twins to what has resulted…