Pre Dragon Con Jitters
One of the members of our critique group has a character who speaks to us through her diary. Sometimes she says things like “I’m so sorry I haven’t written in a long time. Things...
Kelly Lynn Colby Blog
PSA from an Acquisitions Editor
As the acquisitions editor at Inklings Publishing, my job is to read the submissions box in search of the next book to publish. Yes, I suppose, you could call me a gatekeeper. But that’s...
How to Manage a Girl Planning Board
I post Volunteer hints and advice every Tuesday on Facebook and Twitter. My family and I volunteer so readily and widely, we usually have plenty of bits of experience to share. I wanted to...
New Year’s Reset
One more year, one more reset. I love resets. I’m one of those crazy people who LOVE Mondays, because it’s the beginning of the week and a new chance for me to fix the...
Four Helpful Writing Podcasts
In my recent position as chauffeur to my teenage children, I find myself in the car a lot. I can’t write or edit while driving. (Yes, I know, there are many authors who can...
Dreams as Motivation
I’m watching My Lottery Dream Home when I should be writing. That’s the problem with being self-employed. You ALWAYS feel like you should be working. But that’s a whole other blog post. While watching...
NaNoWriMo 2018 and Writing Sprints
I love National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). It’s a month dedicated to writing 50,000 words, which means an average of 1667 words a day. I have never “won” NaNoWriMo. In other words, I have...
THE 2018 TRULY EPIC FANTASY BUNDLE
If you haven’t heard of Story Bundle, you’re missing out. They routinely offer bundles of books in various genres at unbeatable prices. There is a minimum, but otherwise, you pay what you think the...
2018 Dragon Con Writers Meet Up
Come one, come all to our third annual Dragon Con Writers Meet Up. Who: All writers and those who are writer adjacent (cough, my husband, cough, and any other family or friends who understand...
Girl Scouts: Courageous and Strong
We just wrapped up another successful Northampton Day Camp. My volunteerism has come full circle. I started twelve years ago as a daisy unit leader, moved on to co-director and program, progressed to director...
