Friday Fiction: A Short About Reincarnation & Love (and in need of feedback)

I’ve been researching the idea of reincarnation lately. I’m not exactly sure why this particular concept has been stuck in my brain for several weeks, but it has. I’m in between books right now, having begun a new manuscript, but not sure where that one’s going, and the idea of reincarnation—a love story about reincarnation—keeps… Read More Friday Fiction: A Short About Reincarnation & Love (and in need of feedback)

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 Steph's ScribeLeave a comment

Podcast 12: Creating An Author Platform and Press Kit

Hello, Readers! Today’s podcast covers how to create an author platform and a press kit and the reasons why you need both. I’ll be discussing aspects to include on your blogs, how to keep them up-to-date, and the ways in which you should be using all aspects of your platform to brand yourself. I’m sharing… Read More Podcast 12: Creating An Author Platform and Press Kit

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 Steph's ScribeLeave a comment

What I’ve Learned So Far as a Professor During the Coronavirus Pandemic

I’m guessing this particular post is going to be an ongoing work in progress with additions made to it regularly. You see, we are all learning, students and faculty. The decision to move online took only a matter of days once we knew the severity of the coronavirus outbreak and what its potential could be… Read More What I’ve Learned So Far as a Professor During the Coronavirus Pandemic

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 Steph's Scribe1 Comment

Books We Treasure – A Recommendation

March 29, 2020March 29, 2020 Steph's Scribe2 Comments

The Slump: A Short Story in the Absence of Baseball for Fiction Friday

What I’m sharing today, in the absence of Opening Day for Major League Baseball, is a short story I wrote about a ballplayer in a slump. Working in baseball, we saw a lot of slumps, from top-tier players to rookies. I’m not sure when or why this short story popped into my head, but I’m… Read More The Slump: A Short Story in the Absence of Baseball for Fiction Friday

March 27, 2020 Steph's ScribeLeave a comment

Meet Some of My Author Friends on #WritersWednesday

WELCOME TO WRITERS WEDNESDAY #writerswednesday One of the wonderful things about being on Instagram is connecting with other writers. During this time of being home and “flattening the curve” and trying to kick this coronavirus pandemic to the curb, I decided I wanted to do something positive with and for my fellow writers. As such,… Read More Meet Some of My Author Friends on #WritersWednesday

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Steph's ScribeLeave a comment

Podcast 11 : Don’t Bring Negative To My Door

Combating negativity: this is a subject I could talk about forever. Maya Angelou said it best: “Don’t bring negative to my door.” When it comes to being an independent author, one of the things that absolutely DRIVES ME CRAZY are receiving negative comments and negative perspectives from others. It’s hard enough being an author; no… Read More Podcast 11 : Don’t Bring Negative To My Door

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 Steph's ScribeLeave a comment

The Move to Online Learning and Its Benefits

A few months ago, no one could have predicted the serious state we would be in as the coronavirus affects the world. I looked back at my camera roll this morning, and it’s filled with photos of local travel, time with friends and family, writing and promoting my books, and all the love I feel… Read More The Move to Online Learning and Its Benefits

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 Steph's ScribeLeave a comment

7 Tips for Working From Home During This Unusual Time

*** I shared a variation of this post a couple of years ago, and I thought it might be appropriate to revamp it now with so many of us working from home during the current coronavirus crisis. As someone who has an office on campus, but also works from home, I can tell you that… Read More 7 Tips for Working From Home During This Unusual Time

March 20, 2020March 21, 2020 Steph's ScribeLeave a comment

Podcast 10 – A Little About My Books & Storytelling to Help You Write Your Stories

*** So…in this podcast, I recorded it from my back porch, replete with airplanes flying overhead and a noisy crow in the background (I think I even got a little choked up—seriously—and coughed, only briefly). But that’s how we do it here on Steph’s Scribe: we keep it real. Real talk about real stuff with… Read More Podcast 10 – A Little About My Books & Storytelling to Help You Write Your Stories

March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 Steph's ScribeLeave a comment

Podcast 9 – Building Your Story

Good afternoon! Storytelling and putting it all together—that’s the topic of today’s quick podcast. How do you begin to construct your story? Do you write in a linear fashion? Do you write the ending before you begin? Do you write out-of-order and then piece it all together? That’s the chat we’re having today on the… Read More Podcast 9 – Building Your Story

March 10, 2020March 18, 2020 Steph's ScribeLeave a comment

Dealing with Disappointment

After watching Brene Brown’s Ted Talks, other videos, and reading her books, I’ve decided to just be vulnerable (which isn’t my strong suit) and say that I’m dealing with a bit of disappointment over here. The world of being an independent author is not always kind, nor is it always fun. My latest book, Little… Read More Dealing with Disappointment

March 1, 2020March 1, 2020 Steph's ScribeLeave a comment

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