Why you’re here:

• You’re a writer.
• You write, read, and absolutely love genre fiction.  You would marry it if legally possible.
• You really, really, really want to be published.
• You want to be the kind of author that is on keeper shelves, auto-buy lists, bestseller lists.
• You’re pretty sure you could pull this off if it weren’t for pesky things like your day job, your family, your social obligations, your health, that whole sleeping and eating thing.
• You’ve got the ideas, but you’re having trouble finishing the manuscript.
• You’ve got the completed manuscript, but can’t seem to nail the query letters.
• You get requests for full manuscripts, but can’t seem to close the contract.
• You’ve sold a book or two, but you’re having trouble juggling promo and writing.
• You’re having trouble getting your fiction career to the next level, whatever that level is.
• You’re tired of treading water.
• You want to kick some ass.

Why I’m here:

• I’m a writer.
• I adore genre fiction with a passion that defies reason, logic, and the laws of physics.
• I love this business.  Not all of it, and not all the time, but it’s a marriage that’s lasted over ten years and seventeen novels, and I still get tinglies thinking about it.
• I love selling stories to people who love the stories I write.
• I believe that if you’re writing stories, you want to share your stories. That means you want to get published.
• I believe if you’re going to get published, that means selling it to people who will appreciate it enough to pay you for it, whether that’s a traditional publisher, e-publisher, small indie press, or on your own.
• I believe if it’s published, get paid, or get promo.  Period.
• I believe if you’re a writer that wants to get published, you’re an entrepreneur.
• I believe you can sell a lot without selling out.
• I believe, quite vehemently, that you need to rock your art, but handle your business.
• I signed the contract for my first novel in 1999.
• I’ve sold 17 novels, three novellas, and a non-fiction book with several major publishing houses, plus several ghostwriting projects.
• I’m still selling.
• I critique manuscripts, query letters and proposal packages.
• I coach writing and fiction career building.
• I’m a self-employed mother of a six-year-old.
• When I had my son, my writing speed dropped and my energy level evaporated.
• As a result, I inadvertently learned that systems and processes are my superhero powers.
• I learned how to write and promote consistently and effectively with a small amount of time, money, and energy.
• I then learned I can teach these things.

What does it mean to ROCK YOUR WRITING?

In short:

• You are going to rock.
• I am going to help you.