Responding to Criticism

Have you ever been criticized for something you did—or someone thought you did?  How did you respond?  When someone offers you unsolicited criticism, you can choose to either ignore or acknowledge.   Recently, I received some unsolicited criticism from a...

Check Your Grammar Baby Boomer Authors

As the author of three books, I always say writing the book is the EASY part.  No matter how long it takes to complete your manuscript, it will not compare to what you will have to do in order to market and promote your work.  If you want your book to reach more than...

Bowker Matching Writers with Publishers

I am a self-published author—not by choice—although I must admit, I have achieved a reasonable amount of success as one. Today I have learned the Bowker is going to attempt to match more authors with publishers by having authors submit their manuscripts...