The most profitable aspect of writing has little to do with money. When I began my writing journey, I believed I might make enough profit to buy…to repair…to solve… To fill in some blank in my life. Yet, during the ten years that I’ve been writing and publishing novels, non-fiction […]
The Elusive Judgment-Free Zone
The ad for a national fitness center franchise promised that for $10 a month I could enter a judgment-free zone. It gave the hours where I could escape the judgmental world around me to enter a place where no one judges my looks. So from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. […]
It’s Not About Me!
Do you remember the first time you looked through a magnifying glass? It was an amazement to find out that in the small area covered by the glass things were nothing like you thought they were at first glance! I have a couple of graduate degrees and have spent years reading […]
Monday’s Writing Tips – “Let it Go!”
I bet you cringed when you saw those three words! My granddaughter has be singing the song from the movie Frozen non-stop. However, when it comes to your writing I want you to remember those words. I think I need to explain something before I begin this article. I am […]
Monday’s Writing Tips by Karen Kelly Boyce
How do you make your writing tight, crisp, and masterful? How do you grab your readers? There are many ways to improve your work and I would like to share some little tips and tricks of the trade. Over the years, I have picked up some great suggestions from books […]
The Value of a Second Pair of Eyes
I recently completed my manuscript of The Rose Ring and sent it to my editor, who is also a very dear friend of mine. She told me she loved the story and I was very excited. It is always a bit scary for me to share something that I have […]