Category Archives: writing

In a Rush

Posted on January 2, 2017 by jeanetteraleigh

I have a personality flaw.  It has traveled with me if not from birth, then from childhood. It’s the drive to finish, the sense that I have to complete whatever it is I’m working on in a hurry.  Time feels … Continue reading →

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How to lose your audience in 3…2…1

Posted on October 17, 2014 by jeanetteraleigh

The first rule of writing is easy.  Don’t bore your readers.  If a writer is tortured trying to think of the proper words when writing, the reader probably is, too.  Most writers learn that immediately upon entering into serious authorship. … Continue reading →

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Planning the Next Book

Posted on August 20, 2014 by jeanetteraleigh

I had it all figured out.  I was just putting the finishing touches on Book 3 of a middle-grade fantasy that I write under a pen name and after that I was going to write the sequel to Fate’s Dark … Continue reading →

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Focus

Posted on June 21, 2014 by jeanetteraleigh

For every writer who lives off a writing income, there are a hundred others who balance a full-time job, write, and care for their family all at the same time.  To be successful, that is, to actually make it, a … Continue reading →

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Every Day

Posted on June 7, 2014 by jeanetteraleigh

What’s the secret to your success?  Every author stands at the edge of the great ocean of Amazon books and looks longingly at those few top sellers and wonders.  “Why are they selling?”   I’m wading in.  I’ve gotten off the … Continue reading →

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Experimentation

Posted on May 18, 2014 by jeanetteraleigh

Every once in a while I hear an author say that they’re ready to throw in the towel. They’ve tried X, Y,Z, and nothing is selling and they’re getting bad rankings, bad reviews and are ready to quit. Writing takes … Continue reading →

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The Writing Process Blog Tour

Posted on April 12, 2014 by jeanetteraleigh

I’d like to thank Tria Reed for inviting me to participate in the Writing Process Tour. Currently at work on an inspirational novel that follows the spiritual path of a stone-age heroine, Tria also writes extensively about spontaneous meditation. Her … Continue reading →

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Marketing Your Free Book

Posted on April 3, 2014 by jeanetteraleigh

As an author it’s incredibly hard to shell out money to a website for wishful thinking. So far I’ve tried GoodRead advertisements, spent a free $50 promotional coupon in Facebook ads, placed ads with Kindle Nation Daily and the Kindle … Continue reading →

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Persistence

Posted on March 20, 2014 by jeanetteraleigh

There are thousands of writers out there who just recently hit the publish button on their computer and are eagerly anticipating the thousands of sales that will suddenly appear because of that little button. Unfortunately, most of them will be … Continue reading →

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The Regency Romance

Posted on November 13, 2012 by jeanetteraleigh

I think I’ve got it down.  After reading every regency romance our library carries and some it doesn’t, I’ve finally come to the end of my regency study. Here is what I’ve found… 1) The heroine will probably be an … Continue reading →

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