UPDATE: Book and Film School News
Publishing a book and trying to raise funds for film school at the end of a long year sounds crazy doesn’t it? Well, that is exactly what I’m doing. Creative…
A Love Letter to Writers & Business Entrepreneurs
Sometimes as writers and business owners we can work and push so hard that we forget to love ourselves during the process. I am guilty of that. So very guilty. We power…
The Year of the Writer/Worker Bee – My 2015 Reviewed
I am a creative, but I was in writer/worker bee mode (writer version of worker bee) for most of this year and I don’t know how I really feel about…
Fly Book Baby, Fly!
Hundreds of sleep deprived nights and countless moments that dissolved into restless day dreams have brought me here to this moment. I can proudly say that my book, my MS,…
Zany, Twisty, Crazy List of Things Writers Obsess Over
I’m feeling listy today. So let me set the scene for you. Earlier I was in my PJs’ lying toward the foot of my bed with my laptop elevated on a makeshift…
And The Winner Is…
What I love most about being a social media marketing professional is that I get to be online a LOT. I am always looking for content and as a news…
Book Blocks or Prose Pauses? – My Path To Publication
The life of a writer can seem so glamorous. We wake up at the crack of whenever, drink unlimited amounts of tea or coffee and sit in front of our…
Lyric Fire Presents: HEAVEN SHOULD FALL (By Rebecca Coleman) Blog Tour
I am all about supporting other writers so participating in a blog tour seemed like fun! To that end, I am pleased to promote Rebecca Coleman and her new book…
Lyric Fire: 25 Unconventional Things You Can Do To Become A Better Writer!
Sometimes as writers knowing the mechanics of the craft isn’t enough. You can be the most structured and perfected scribe and still bore people to tears. What good is it…
Lyric Fire: Books, Blogs & Beautiful Beginnings! (w/Novel update!) – Book Expo 2012
As a writer some months mean more than others and for me April (National Poetry Writing Month) is tops because I usually participate in NaPoWriMo, a 30-day poetry writing challenge….
Lyric Fire: Where Do Broken Hearts Go? (Writers, Poets, Singers, Journalists, Comedians, Doctors & Publicists Weigh In)
Today from the “Tamstarz Random Writer Thoughts” file: Here is my interpretation of how writers, poets, singers, journalists, comedians, doctors & publicists would pose, think about and rationalize the question,…
Grammar Cheat Sheet For Your Blog, Social Media Sites & Other Cyber Posts
I’m usually very strict about creating original content for my blog, but when I saw this colorful and informative post about grammar on Build A Better Blog, I knew I…
Lyric Fire: Authors Like To Smell Good Too!
If you were a screaming teenage girl, there was no place you wanted to be more than in New York City and at Macy’s yesterday. Why? Well, if you must…
My Blog – Lyric Fire: The Poetic Art Pairings Project (Coming soon!)
Paintings and drawings have always inspired my writing. Flashes of color, strokes of symmetry and languishes of artistic shapes on a page or canvas transports me into an immediate literary…