It’s the third Friday of the month, time for our Friday Feature author interview. This month’s debut author landed a publisher via a contest. Today I visit with Marie Wells Coutu, author of For Such a Moment, released earlier this year from Write Integrity Press. Welcome, Marie. Thank you for joining us today. How exciting…
One of my favorite parts of being a blogger is interviewing authors. Today Sharon Garlock Spiegel joins us to discuss her new book Generations. Debra: Welcome to the blog, Sharon. Thank you for joining us. First of all, tell us a little about how you became interested in writing. Sharon: The writing just seems to…
Platform, audience, tribe, fans, followers. Call it what you will, today’s writers must market themselves much more than in years past. In fact, there are many aspects of the writing world we must learn—unless you have a budget that allows you to hire someone to handle it. In no special order, here are 11 blogs…
Whether you submit with regularity or not, it’s important to track your submissions. How else will you follow up if you have no record of the magazines and editors (or agents/publishing houses) to whom you have submitted your work? I keep a simple Excel file with the following info: Date submitted Magazine name Editor’s name…
(Updated May 2026) As writers, we must continually seek to improve our skills. It is an ongoing process that can be accomplished in a number of ways to fit anyone’s budget. Here are several options: Participate in a critique group—it’s much easier to see someone else’s weak spots than your own. I’ve learned so much by critiquing…
Congratulations go to Amy Bovaird, our contest winner. She’ll receive a copy of Jeff Goins’ brand new book The In-Between. Email me at Deb@DebraLButterfield.com with your address and I’ll get it sent right out. As you can see, I spent my weekend, redesigning, and I hope, making improvements to my website. I still have some…
It’s the third Friday of the month, time for our debut author interview. This month I’m visiting with Kathy Nickerson, author of the Glory Circle Sisters series. I’ve had a delightful time. Kathy has a wonderful sense of humor, but also has conveyed meaty advice for writers. Enjoy. Kathy will be available today only to…
Today I host author Angela D. Meyer who shares about marketing. Welcome, Angela. Thank you for joining us and for sharing what you’ve learned along the way. Marketing with Purpose, by Angela D. Meyer I started on this publishing journey with a lot of passion. It is just a matter of writing a good story,…