Sharing the journey…
J. K. Rowling is not shy about expressing her political views publicly. One pleasant side effect at having earned over a billion dollars from one’s art is having no fear of speaking one’s mind. In a twitter exchange near the beginning of the year, one of her followers angrily denounced Rowling’s attack on the immigration …
In case you’ve been otherwise occupied, there’s a long-overdue conversation of sorts taking place in the writing world about the lack of diversity in books, among published authors, and in publishing houses. #WeNeedDiverseBooks, #blackgirlsread, #browngirlsread, and anything by Justine Ireland and Angie Thomas are all good starting points. Honestly, I’ve written, then tossed, some …
For those of you that follow me on Facebook, you may know that a few weeks ago I was having a very rough time. Like a very many of us I suffer from anxiety and depression, and it had me in its grip so tight, I thought it might squeeze the life out of me. …
Today Jean Rabe is here to write about her journey to a million words. No, it’s not a million words long, she’s had just that many books and articles written. And a new book, the second in the Piper Blackwell series, The Dead of Night, will be out September 15th. I’ve read it and it’s wonderful! Enjoy! …