Novelist, writing teacher, on a mission to reprint my out-of-print books and self-publish my new ones.
I loved Apple computers for a long time. Frankly, I still love the two I have: A late 2013 iMac, and an even older MacBook Pro. But Apple has definitely been embracing the Dark Side since Steve Jobs died, and its walled garden, along with its pressure to push users into the Apple store and to make getting software from … Continue reading →
This has to be quick, because I still have to do my OWN worksheets before the show so I can discuss how I got the idea I got. Since I don’t yet HAVE the idea… you see the problem. Download your worksheets here: https://www.alonewithinvisiblepeople.com/downloads/#youtube1 The workshop is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etaIXTw7BbM Starts at 1:00 PM, I may open a couple minutes early to test … Continue reading →
I have launch going on. Not going to talk about it, because that’s not why you’re here. BUT we had an interesting (in the “may you live in interesting times” curse sense of the word) bug that popped up this morning when so many folks hit the page that they broke a part of the software.This bug affected everyone who bought with a … Continue reading →
A LOT of folks bought in the first hour. Far more than I expected. Stripe (our credit card processor) held up under the strain. PayPal single payment processing held up under the strain. Our PayPal subscriptions option, which got hit the heaviest, broke. Payments went through, but so many sub setups were hitting at the same time that that the … Continue reading →
So I’m plugging along trying to get everything set up before the How to Write a Novel Super Early Bird class launch goes live, and Matt comes in. “Make sure you let them know that folks who already have novels written do not have to wait to finish their class projectto have me edit for them. If they’d like to have me do … Continue reading →
At 1:30 PM ET, Thursday. September 6th, I’m going to be taking questions on my upcoming How to Write a Novel class. If you’d like to download the lesson list and descriptions (35 lessons at the moment), you can do that from https://HowToWriteANovelClass.com If you want to show up tomorrow to hang out, ask questions, and chat, join me here: … Continue reading →
Because of a certain amount of chaos in my daily life right now, I forgot to mention LAST week’s TWO Alone In A Room With Invisible People podcasts. In the Brainstorming Workshop, Part 1, Becca and I develop idea pieces from scratch (using the free, no-opt-in downloadable worksheets linked from the podcast page). In the mini episode, we go over … Continue reading →
In May, my daughter Becky bought me Noro yarn for Mother’s Day. Gorgeous stuff, pure wool, the kind of yarn where you open the bag, shove your face against the yarn, inhale, and sigh with happiness. But it had to sit there for a while, because… Well, LIFE first, and then with yarn, you have to get to know it … Continue reading →
I’m writing The Owner’s Tale a little little differently than I usually work. I generally just do my first draft from beginning to end, but this time, because of the complexity of this story, I worked out the stages in the life of the Longview’s owner, and am having the owner tell the story of each stage as one short chapter. … Continue reading →
Just a couple of pictures of me, one taken in June of 2007, when I was 46, and one taken of me today, at 57. I’m in about the same pose, and wearing the same sweater, which I knitted back in 2007. The sweater is in the picture because this is the ONLY picture I have of me back then, … Continue reading →
