by Connie J. Jasperson This is the final post in a six-week blog tour series by members of the Northwest Independent Writers Association. Find NIWA at https://www.niwawriters.com/ The world is full of good, responsible publishers, both indie and small presses, as well as larger companies. They want to see you succeed as an author and […]
by William Cook This is the fifth in a six-week blog tour series for the Northwest Independent Writers Association. You can catch up with them at https://www.niwawriters.com/ How many times have you cursed the autocorrect function on your phone because it wouldn’t let you text what you wanted to? It was anticipating your next move, […]
by Mollie Hunt, Cat Writer This is the fourth in a six-week blog tour series for the Northwest Independent Writers’ Association. NIWA serves Pacific Northwest writers working to achieve professional standards in independent writing, publishing and marketing. They say, “Write what you know,” and that advice is certainly valid. I write about a cat shelter […]
This is the third in a six-week blog tour series for the Northwest Independent Writers’ Association. Science fiction romance? Fantasy mystery? Western science fiction? Paranormal romance? Science fiction mystery? Gaslight fantasy? There’s a lot of ways to mix up genres within your fiction, and some writers really enjoy the possibilities as they combine genres. But […]
NIWA Blog Tour Guest Author: SUZANNE HAGELIN Time for writing is limited. We can’t let ourselves be distracted every few minutes with all those side tangents… questions nagging at the back of our minds. What is the word for that thing? Do they really talk like this? Are there mountains in that area? How far […]
So, You Want to Be an Author? Prepare to Be a Parent. So let’s talk briefly about why you want to be an author. While I’ll bet you lust after Andy Warhol’s fifteen minutes of fame, what really drives you is the images in your head. You have a story or world, unique to you, […]
I am part of a group of authors who decided we need to mix up our blogs a bit. We agreed to do guest posting on each other’s social media. Once a week we will be hitting topics of writing, organization, genres, marketing, resources for authors, and what makes the writing community special. We will […]
HOME! To see the entire road trip visit www.tanstaaflpress.com/tgrt/ The total trip, counting side trips and assorted nonsense was 7108 miles. <Beginning Odo> <End Odo> My initial plan for the total driving portion of the trip was 6600 miles plus maybe an additional 10% for misc. That would make about 7300 miles. I planned to […]
3/17 Weed, CA to Castle Rock, WA (HOME) – 410 mi To see the entire road trip visit www.tanstaaflpress.com/tgrt/ Don’t ask me why, but I woke up in Weed at 4AM and couldn’t shake a sense of foreboding. I think I worried about possible border closures and travel bans. Adding to that was my overriding […]
3/17 Barstow, CA to Weed, CA – 635 mi To see the entire road trip visit www.tanstaaflpress.com/tgrt/ Yes it is really named Weed, CA. For those who don’t know, this used to be the illegal capital of marijuana prior to legalization. Its remote local made it difficult to find pot farms back in the day. […]