Why I Love Samhain Publishing
Because Samhain finally gave me a chance. Because at Samhain “it’s all about the story.”
Abandonment Issues in Romance Novels
Show me a happy family with little conflict and I’ll show you a writer with nothing to say.
Turn Off Your Internal Critic and Write!
Sometimes you don’t know what you need until it appears in front of you. Such is the case with a creativity coach. In the fall of 2013, an offer came…
100 Words to Engage Your Reader
“You have a hundred words to engage your reader,” the workshop speaker tells us at a recent writers' conference. She also said, “If it doesn’t matter cut it.” I took another…
New Year's Goals
I hate the idea of New Year's Resolutions They're so...resolute! It's all or nothing. If I don't completely achieve them I've completely failed. But I like the idea of goals. …
Barbara Meyers Author Newsletter – April 2014
You might wonder why my newsletters are so infrequent. It’s because I don’t have any writing news to report. No new books being released. No contracts signed. Right now all…
Picky Reader Disappointed
First on my list of disappointments were some of my recent library book selections. I could only read two out of five. One was a Lee Child Jack Reacher novel. …
After All These Years Say Goodbye to Tiny Tears
On a shelf in my closet hidden in a white plastic bag are my dolls. They’ve been in that bag on that shelf for seventeen years. Before that, they were…
Family Therapy in The House of Dust, Part Eight, The Rest of the Trip
The drive is uneventful otherwise. We talk some but mostly we listen to Steve’s CD’s. He has them in a metal case and he’s very good about changing them. He…
The Forbidden Bean Origins
Ever wonder how authors come up with ideas? I’ve worked in a chain coffee store for years, and don’t get me wrong, it’s a great job with great benefits, but…