by Dixie Carlton | Mar 28, 2021 | Writing Inspiration
After waiting with baited breath, chewing my nails down to nearly my elbows, finally a handful of reviews are starting to roll in from people who have read my new book – Margaret – a song out of time. WHEW – it’s always a relief to hear that...
by Dixie Carlton | Mar 28, 2021 | Writing Inspiration
One thing that I’ve learned through nearly a decade of working in the book business, is that you can never have too much help to market your work. So I’m going to share with you some of my favorite author tools – and some of these are recently...
by Dixie Carlton | Mar 26, 2021 | Writing Inspiration
20 + years ago, my young husband died. I was newly pregnant, with another young child to care for, and it was a very unexpected death. I was devastated, and lost for a very long time in the shock of it all and then the demands of my children through the years....
by Dixie Carlton | Mar 1, 2021 | Writing Inspiration
As we near the time for my book launch, I’ve been struck with technical challenges; my website crashed last week and it was mission to get it back up and running, only to find that it still wasn’t quite right until today; then nerves – will my book...
by Dixie Carlton | Jan 31, 2021 | Writing Inspiration
I have a lovely and talented friend who is releasing her first novel tomorrow called Fraud and Fabrication (you can access details here) and it’s reminded me all over again just how incredibly time consuming launching a book can be. Most people assume the...
by Dixie Carlton | Jan 3, 2020 | Writing Inspiration
New Year’s Eve was spent with friends around a laden table, with much conversation, laughter, and love. It was a happy time, and marked the end of an extraordinary year of transformation for me. New Year, New Scripts was the topmost thought for me on New...
