Update: I have now talked-to-text three novels and one novella while walking, standing, and sitting in an infrared sauna. Multi-tasking rocks! I find the voice recognition feature spotty and the commands don’t always work as intended, but I know I can customize the commands when I have the time, and the time saver is enormously helpful. […]
Category: Writing
Writing Prep: A Hammer Works Until You Need a Wrench
Blog followers: our website was hacked and crashed. We apologize for the inconvenience. Here’s the blog post none of you got to read earlier this week. One of the focal points of the writing retreat I hosted August 7-9 was how to get past the dreaded sagging middle. The first few novels I wrote fell […]
SkipJack’s Vision: Suspense Laced With Faith, Whatever That Faith May Be
Recently our author Pamela Fagan Hutchins received this e-mail: I enjoyed the books I read in this series (5,6,7) but was somewhat perplexed by some of the characters in the book, Emily’s character in particular. I was struggling with the concept of church going, prayers to God for direction, protection, etc. while still having a […]
Next SkipJack Retreat Announcement!
October 7-9, 2016 “Just Do It” Writers Retreat (Focus: Finishing, Revising, and Doing It Again) Join award-winning, best-selling author Pamela Fagan Hutchins in the Texas Hill Country—only 1.5 hours from Houston and Austin—for a two-day weekend writer’s retreat. “A breakthrough weekend for me.” David Welling “I learned an enormous amount of useful information in a short […]
Holy Wear-Me-Out Workshop versus Webcasts
There are some things as an author I always say yes to. Speaking about publishing and promotion to other writers is one of them. But man is it exhausting work! Plus sometimes I’ll randomly start doing or saying something part way through, something unplanned, that later makes me cringed. That’s me in the picture above, […]
Burning Issues . . . ?
As I sit down to write this morning, I realize that having five baby goats born in the last few days on our place—and one motherless—is going to have to take precedence. Life is like that. Burning issues to be addressed, and sometimes they aren’t the ones we’d planned for. What we thought was burning […]
Tis’ the Season to “Write Your Own Story”. Merry Christmas !
Merry Christmas from SkipJack Publishing. The following is a repost from Pamela Fagan Hutchins on putting yourself out there. It’s timely and really, it’s not just about writing; it’s abo ut living your best life. LOVE your life, every line of it. Write your own Story this holiday season. Practice makes perfect, get a […]
Indie Publishing: 3 Chances to Work With Successful Indie Author Pamela Fagan Hutchins
1. Indiepalooza: 1 hour, plus conference 2. Indie Fest: 3-hour workshop 3. Indie Writers Retreat: two-day retreat
Indie Publishing Success Retreat for Writers
For reviews and more information as well as registration, visit http://pamelahutchins.com/speaking/writing-retreats/.
SkipJack Announcements
********************************************** In this post: 1. USA Best Book Award 2. Giveaway! 3. Release of Heaven to Betsy; discounted through April 8th 4. Updated Content: What Kind of Loser? ********************************************** 1. Yippee, USA Best Book Award! Going for Kona (Michele #1) was a 2014 USA Best Book Award Winner, Honored as a Cross Genre Fiction Finalist. […]