Free offerings: Are they really free?

Is free ever really free? Well, that depends. We have become a universe of consumers. The free-world leads the pack, but those “other” countries that used to be dark and unknown have risen up the ranks. In every place that can see or hear content, the natives are consuming. And because we are now a bunch of raving fans of content, the years-old question rises again. Is free worth it? First, let’s examine what “free” is. What does that even mean? I believe it means a piece of content, be it podcast, video, or text, that a consumer can have
5 Writing Errors You Need to Kill

Have you ever witnessed errors in a book and wondered how on earth that passed through the editing process? I have, and it was not only in a big-time published book, it has been in my own work as well. No matter how you go through editing, revisions, editing, revisions, sometimes typos come up. It happens. But there are a few things that SHOULDN’T happen in your work, no matter what genre you write in or how many books you have already put on the shelf. These errors just shouldn’t be allowed to exist. Stab ’em to death. Here are
What I Know: Post Con Wrapup

Post-Con – what I know I am back from the con, and I survived! Ha-ha–there should be a tee shirt that says “I survived ________ con.” It is a really exhausting experience for those of us who are not used to being “peopled” all day. You feel mentally drained. I also felt physically drained after spending 14 hours in the car going and coming. Thank God for my pal, Linda Rettstatt. She is an excellent driver, and we had a great time talking about writing and books on the trip. My post-con advice would be to be sure to drink
Con week : Getting ready to go
Con Week! Are you ready yet? I love creatives and cons, so this week I am a happy writer. So, this is going to be my last post until I am in Louisville, KY at the convention. Oh, Imaginarium, you are calling my name. I simply cannot wait. I guess I had better get my bag packed, huh? That is the last thing I do. I never pack until right before I am about to leave. I am afraid I will need something out of the bag, so I wait. Haven’t really forgotten anything yet. But this is only my second
SPOOK-TOBER : And the beginning of con week

Yep. It’s October and you know what that means! IMAGINARIUM 2016 is coming this week! Are you spook- worthy? Last weekend, I changed the theme to zombies but had to change it back as it was not mobile-ready. I don’t like to visit blogs who are not optimized, so I knew it wouldn’t work. Sadly, I haven’t found a cool spook-y theme yet that is. I know, I am such a child. But that works in my favor, because it shows I have an imagination. And having an Imagination is what is necessary for IMAGINARIUM – right? If you haven’t checked