I need a sign on my office door that reads "Optimists Only." I'm so tired of hearing negative news - about people, about events, about everything. Negative, negative, negative, all the time. No one wants to listen to that. That's why when someone is legitimately depressed and needs to talk to someone, no one wants … Continue reading Optimists Only
Category: Writer’s Woes
Diversity in Books
I didn't notice the lack of diversity until it was brought to me. Mostly because I'm white. I grew up in a white farm-town neighborhood of Catholics and Baptists. So, when I read a book and all the characters are white, I don't think anything about it. It's normal to me. But, to someone who … Continue reading Diversity in Books
Why Marketing as an Indie Writer is Hard
You know when you're on Goodreads, playing in the forums, checking out recommendations, updating your progress - those sidelined "sponsored" ads - oh, what? You don't notice those? Exactly. Why? Because most of the time those books are self-published, and on a whole, people tend to ignore those ads because of that assumption. (And, let's … Continue reading Why Marketing as an Indie Writer is Hard
Beatrice B. Morgan 