When you think about editing, I’m sure you imagine the proverbial red pen, bleeding all over the page. Right? Although the red pen still, undoubtedly, has its place, things have changed quite a bit. I would say 99% of my editing is done on the computer. I use a PC, so I use Microsoft Word. […]
Continue readingIf you’ve been on this blog any at all, you know the answer to this. The short answer: Yes. The long answer: Yes, and I have 10 books (including 2 novels and a book of poems), 3 short ebooks, and 3 short stories available under Jen Nipps (nonfiction) and Kat O’Reilly (fiction). I have another […]
Continue readingIt has been implied recently that I am not a “real” writer because I am not “serious” about my career. I’m not naming names or anything like it. That is counterproductive to what I am doing here. It is true that I don’t brag and send out press releases every time I have something going […]
Continue readingWe’re going from nonfiction to fiction. Romance, actually. And it does get steamy. Kiernan’s Curse started with a dream I had. The first past of the dream is used in the beginning. The second part of the dream is in the middle. Set in central Ireland in the early-mid Middle Ages, this is the book […]
Continue readingIn a recent post (A Few Items of Interest), I mentioned that Amazon was merging CreateSpace and KDP. I didn’t know a time frame, but I knew it was happening soon. It’s happened. I talked about having re-release/launch dates and events as I converted my books from CreateSpace to KDP. Let’s just say that the […]
Continue readingTonight, at our monthly Open Mic Nyte, we say farewell to Mojo’s Cafe & Coffee Bar in Ada, Oklahoma. Unfortunately, they are closing their doors. Thank you for your hospitality. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7xTZ9IFQok]
Continue readingThere are a few things I’ve been thinking about. Some relate directly to this blog and others are about my writing and books in general. Let’s start with the blog-related stuff. Schedule I have been aiming for two posts a week. There have been some weeks I’ve had three and some I’ve had one. I […]
Continue readingI typically aim for two posts a week. Last week, I had three. This week, unless I do one tomorrow, I will only have one. I could list a dozen excuses for it, but I won’t. I’ll offer you this instead: I resisted writing this post. I didn’t want to be one to say it’s […]
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Continue readingSomeone lit a fire under me. Obviously, I’m talking figuratively. I have more news about RealmWalker: New Beginnings, but I’m going to wait a little bit before I share that. In the meantime, I’ve got the motivation to get Anchor (aka Book 2) started. Well… Restarted. I had started it a while back, then I […]
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