Starlog

  • Guest Post: Give’Em What They Want! Why Formatting Is Important By: Danielle Ackley-McPhail

    Shhhhh… It’s me, Jennifer…. I got a glimpse of this article before Danielle posted.  Since she is an editor, too, she knows her stuff on this topic.  I asked her if she’d come back and share in detail later on.  Yay!  She said “yes”.  So look for her detailed suggestions on formatting your submissions later in the… Read more

  • “Your Mileage May Vary” Guest Post by Jennifer R. Hubbard

    The other day, I made the mistake of reading a blog that tends to speak very authoritatively about what authors need to do to sustain a career. I don’t visit that blog often, because it makes me depressed and anxious. Occasionally, I’ve found useful industry information there, but more often I feel doomed, as if… Read more

  • Awesome surprise for the Next Nine Days — Published Author Roundup PLUS a Giveaway!

    Yay!  I’m so excited for this week! Wait until you see what I’ve lined up! I’m going to be incommunicado for the next nine days.  Yes, that means I’m cutting myself off from the internet. **GACK**  But fear not! I won’t leave you hanging! Yes, sadly, I will not be here for the next nine days to rattle… Read more

  • A Review of Hereafter, from a Writer’s Perspective.

    Wow.  It’s been a long time since I started a movie, and my husband and I mutually agreed not to finish it. “Hereafter” had everything.  It should have been a great movie.  It started off okay.  Was it poor direction?  Poor presentation?  Poor story?  Driving in to work today, I tried to figure it out,… Read more

  • Mommy to the Rescue AKA “Please Don’t Eat my Frog!” (A True Story)

    Yes, this is a true story. So, we are hanging out by the pool, and my son says, “Mom, there is a snake in the pond.” “Yeah, okay, are you coming swimming?” “Yeah, but there’s a snake in the pond.”  He stays near the pond looking down.  “Hey Mom.  The snake’s playing with Lucky.” (Luck… Read more

  • Road to Publication #5: The Marketing Plan

    Today I received one of those big-scary presents from my publisher.  The Marketing Plan. I don’t know if this calls for a squee or and EEEK! I was a little surprised by the magnitude of it.  Everyone says writing the novel is the easy part.  Now’s the time for the work.  And this isn’t something you can’t… Read more