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One of the hardest things for me to do after I completed my manuscript was call myself a writer. I didn’t think I could claim that title if I wasn’t published. I had to overcome some of my own misgivings, and put in a bit of effort, before I was confident enough to admit that I am a writer. First, I had to stop being embarrassed about writing romance. There’s this stigma that we romantics live with our heads in the clouds and have no clue about reality. I’ll admit that I’ve lived a happy life, but I’ve had enough…

I’m a sucker for a good book! Being a new author or someone I’ve never heard of has no bearing on whether or not I will read your book. Initially, I’m attracted to the cover. Colors that catch my attention and how the author or publishing company decided to visually describe the contents of the book. If you still have my attention….right about now I’m flipping the book over to the back cover. If it’s fiction, does the plot catch my attention? If it’s non-fiction, is there something I can learn? If you still have my attention…I’m opening it up…

Psst… I have a confession to make. “I’m an Amazon.com type of girl.” There I said it! I’m a writer and I make all of my book purchases online even though there’s a Borders ten minutes from my home. Does that make sense? Maybe or maybe not. Aside from book signings for my company, I can’t remember the last time I set foot in a bookstore. Heck, for that matter, I can’t remember the last time I bought a CD as opposed to downloading an MP3 from iTunes. Over the weekend, I was driving past the Borders in my neighborhood…

This post is a follow up to a really good discussion we had on yesterday – Are you scared to call yourself a writer? If you missed that post, make sure you read it and leave your opinion on when you should call yourself a writer. On the flip side, I’m interested in knowing when you made the decision to become a writer. I’ve talked about this before on the blog so I’ll make my story brief. If you want to read the longer version, you can click here. While I loved writing and have written since a very young age,…