by Teri Brown | Feb 1, 2015 | health, Mental Health, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing Life
Is it just a myth that writers tend to be prone to fits of melancholia? (And yes, I’ve always wanted to write that in a sentence—fits of melancholia. Just lovely. So much more romantic a term than depression.) The link between writers and depression, though still...
by Teri Brown | Jan 6, 2014 | Books, Writing, Writing Life
I have known Shirley online for YEARS. We belong to an online group called Momwriters and were there as both of our careers took off. Like me, Shirley started as a nonfiction writer, but always longed to write fiction. She has now written more books than I can count...
by Teri Brown | Sep 21, 2013 | Writing, Writing Life
So I thought after the wedding and the kitchen remodel, (which isn’t exactly DONE, but done enough, if you know what I mean), that my life would calm down and things would go back to “normal”. Except of course, I don’t know what normal is anymore and either my...
by Teri Brown | Aug 26, 2013 | The Bleeding Heart, Writing
The term bleeding heart is a derogatory label generally used in a political way and meant to describe liberals who back government programs designed to help the poor. Even though it’s rather out of fashion now, it’s still a slam against all those...
by Teri Brown | Apr 14, 2013 | Uncategorized, Writing, Writing Life
The publishing world has always seemed a little strange to me and it’s become stranger since the whole e-book revolution. The lines are being blurred and redrawn, and new people, partnerships and companies are not only rising to the surface, they’re taking off and...
by Teri Brown | Mar 27, 2013 | Books, Promotions, Social Media, Writing, Writing Life
Holy, moly, mother of god, does public relations, marketing and platform building stress me out. I feel like I should know all this stuff already and I don’t. People say comforting things like, “A writer’s job is to write. Only do as much marketing work as you are...
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