- Feb 27
Alpha Reader vs Beta Reader
Hey, aspiring authors, you may have heard the terms alpha reader and beta reader, but do you know what they are and why they may be...
- Feb 6
Let Your Fingers Do the Typing
So, you have this unique premise for a story that you just know in your bones, your heart of hearts, and gut, has great potential. Now...
- Jan 16
Is Writing a Book on Your Bucket List?
People from all walks of life have thought about writing a book at some point in their lives. If you’re thinking about it, join the club....
- Jan 2
A New Writer You Will Be in 2023
Everyone makes resolutions ahead of the coming year. You’ve got your standard weight loss and exercise resolutions that usually fail a...
- Dec 26, 2022
Top Ten Posts From 2022
It's always enlightening to visit past posts. Sometimes it's difficult to predict which posts will resonate with my readers while others...
- Dec 19, 2022
Writing Around the Christmas Tree
Incorporating a holiday into your fiction story adds a little somethin’, somethin’, like a layer of richness that not only serves as a...
- Nov 21, 2022
Happy Thanksgiving – Grateful For . . .
With Thanksgiving approaching, I reflect on the things I’m grateful for. Of course, there are the usual things like my family – my...
- Nov 7, 2022
Why I Chose to Mentor
I mentor while I continue on my own journey to publication. Why? I’ll be the first to admit, when I first began on this writing journey,...
- Nov 1, 2022
November Blessings
Thankful Today I am thankful for eyes that see the positive in this world, the sunshine, the kindness of others, the many paths laid out...
- Oct 31, 2022
Happy Spooktacular Halloween
Ghosts & goblins all around Jack-O-Lanterns light up the town Candy corn & fairies too Skeletons, black cats, & witches brew Watch for...
- Oct 24, 2022
Create a Save-For-Later File
Debut authors put everything they can into their first novel. Sometimes too much. Too much exposition, lengthy dialogue, too many...
- Oct 10, 2022
Get on the Write Train
Have you ever been to Penn Station or Grand Central Station, or perhaps the NYC Subway System and felt utterly lost? It can be...
- Aug 29, 2022
Take a Read on the Wild Side - Wannabe Authors Need to Read
I’m sure you’ve all heard the longstanding advice that if you want to be a writer, you need to read. Well, if you want to be an author...
- Aug 15, 2022
Don't Be A Git, Know Before You Submit
First and foremost, your WIP needs to be ready before you submit to an agent or publisher. That means, it’s no longer a WIP, but a...
- Aug 1, 2022
All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy
Via gifer.com Does anyone remember that famous line? I lifted it from the movie, The Shining. Stanley Kubrick stole it from James...
- Jul 18, 2022
Sexy Scenes - Between the Sheets
Toying with the idea of tossing a sex scene, or two, or three in your novel, but you’re afraid to go from first base to all the way? I...
- Jul 4, 2022
Happy 4th – Cue the Fireworks
It’s Independence Day, a federal day set aside to commemorate the Declaration of Independence of the United States, July 4, 1776. The...
- Jun 20, 2022
Summer Inspiration
For those who live in the Northeast, summer is a much-anticipated season. Sun streams through the windows bathing us in its light and...
- Jun 6, 2022
Top Ten Tips from Published Authors
When I launched the Wordy Tips & Tidings website in November 2021, it was important to me to incorporate an Author Spotlight feature. I...
- May 27, 2022
A Letter to My Past Self
Dear Wannabe Novelist, Congrats, you finally found your passion. Way to go, lady! When you were younger your jam was poetry, short...
