Karin Kallmaker’s tips on moderating and/or being on a panel. And why it’s important to make love to the bush! Ad free site.
Surviving that First Reading – Updated Once Again
Revised and expanded – Karin Kallmaker’s advice on how to prepare and survive reading from your book the first time. Ad free site.
Giving Up the Privilege of Disbelief to Find Creativity Again
After 7 months of stay-at-home, and watching the failures of things I took for granted, I’ve had to conquer my own disbelief that any of this could happen here.
Dear Writers – Never Doubt You Are a Pebble
It’s not just you and me. Even famous, wildly successful, ground-breaking writers doubt they had an impact. #ImposterSyndrome #WriterSelfCare
The New Normal Includes Sleep Loss – Resources that Might Help
I’ve always had trouble sleeping, but for many of my friends, running short on sleep night after night is a first. And there’s little advice about sleep loss during a prolonged crisis. Ad free site.
Arting Your Heart Out – Introvert Writer Self-Care
Enjoying local people art their heart out is one of my favorite self-cares for the solitary writer lifestyle. It’s also a great balance to the times we’re living through.
FF World Random Read Generator – Lesbian Fiction
This addictive random title generator based on Goodreads will suggest a list of ten lesfic books every time you click it. Now enhanced with sub-genres to choose from! Did I mention it’s addictive?
Romance Writers of America
I no longer recommend RWA as a resource. Please see the full post for details on how RWA censured and suspended a woman of color for calling out racism. And then they made it worse.