Category Archives: author’s life

First Publications, Looking Forward

Posted on August 18, 2017 by

Our very first publications and/or bylines, how did they feel? With the first ones in school, I felt embarrassed. I had very little self-esteem and I had critical people around me, so I never felt anything was good enough when … Continue reading →

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Exhilaration, Validation, and then Let-Down

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

How I’ve Felt After Publications By Jeff Salter This week, we’re talking about how we’ve felt after our first few bylines or publications. I need to preface all this by clarifying that as long as I can remember, I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Hello, I’m an Author

Posted on August 14, 2017 by

This week, our resident hound asked how we felt when we first became published authors. I feel that I have two first bylines, one for non-fiction writing and one for fiction, with differing reactions. Thirty years ago, a fellow music … Continue reading →

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I’ll Have to Pass

Posted on August 10, 2017 by

No More Garage Sales For Me By Jeff Salter This week our topic is garage and/or yard sales… and whether we’ve participated as buyer, seller, or both. Purchaser Well, I’ve dabbled in such sales as a purchaser or potential purchaser, … Continue reading →

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The Write Convention

Posted on July 14, 2017 by

Book conventions are the topic of the week and frankly, I have next to no direct experience with being a seller at one. I have not (yet) published a book and therefore have never even considered having a table at … Continue reading →

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Key Moments in History

Posted on July 6, 2017 by

And I Wish I Could’ve Been There By Jeff Salter This week we’re blogging about key events in American History which we wish we could have witnessed. I assume – based on the standard rules of “alternate history” – that … Continue reading →

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I’d Land on an Island

Posted on June 9, 2017 by

This week we were asked: If you had an unlimited amount of funds and time to visit any place in the world to do research for a book, where would you go? Do you have a project in mind? Absolutely! … Continue reading →

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