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Fun Fridays – July 31, 2026
Since it is likely a hot summer day for those of you north of the equator, I thought today’s video might cool you off.
A tutorial on how people in Northern Scandinavia do their laundry.
Here in Phoenix, we just leave the clothes on the sidewalk where they burst into flames. Much easier.
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Make Every Scene Matter: What Is a Scene Supposed to Do? (Part 1)
Hello friends. I hope your summer is going great. I’m hibernating because I’m a winter girl, but good news! Hibernating means working, and working means more books. Ha. So, we have finished the inciting incident series, and I thought we’d move into scenes and how to make everyone you write matter. Have you ever written a scene you loved but couldn’t explain why it belonged in the story? Maybe the dialogue worked. Maybe the setting was vivid, and you could visualize exactly where the characters were and what they were doing. Maybe the characters had a lovely moment together. On …
Your Money Is Your Business or Keep a Lid on How Much Money You Make
I think it is a mistake to reveal how much money you make as an author. The details of your royalty advance on your latest deal should not be shared with other authors. It is similar to finding out the salary of the co-worker in the office cubicle next to yours. When I was a retail store manager, we had major problems when salaries were discovered. I had to physically stop a near fistfight between two employees who had been friends. It was a veritable mess. (By the way, the numbers I use in this post are complete fiction. I …
Fun Fridays – July 24, 2026
Sometimes we must simply acknowledge the skill of others who can do what we cannot. The first 45 seconds of today’s video is a metaphor for what your manuscript will look like after a great editor slices and dices it into something unique and exciting. Of course, it could be just a potato being chopped up. But I prefer the word picture. Enjoy the skill of this chef! [If you cannot see the video in your newsletter, please click through to our site to view it.] ShareTweet
Three Tough Questions
I pondered whether to make today’s post a series, but my nature to be more encouraging than discouraging took over. So, I decided to make this a single “rip off the Band-Aid” message so you can get the bad taste out of your mouth and enjoy tomorrow’s “Fun Friday” post from Steve Laube! Question #1: What if your focus on one particular book idea getting published is the very thing holding you back from ever being published? Often aspiring writers have a concept for a book and, despite all efforts, cannot seem to interest others in publishing it or buying …