Category Archives: Best Sellers

Return from the Land of Writers

Posted on October 27, 2014 by SharonJoss

I’m back from another excellent/exhausting/exhilarating week in Lincoln City, or as I like to think of it, the Land of Writers. I took an eight-day-long class on the business of writing, which, as it turns out, is a lot more … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Having Written

Posted on October 8, 2013 by SharonJoss

I finished editing the final six chapters on AURUM today.  I’m done.  Finished, Finito. This is my fourth completed novel.  The joy and lightness of spirit that comes with having written is a high I’ve now experienced four times, but … Continue reading →

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Seven Fundamental Lessons I’ve Learned About Being a Writer (So Far)

Posted on September 14, 2013 by SharonJoss

When I first started writing, my only goal was to write a novel, get an agent, and get it published. The way I figured things then, was that I’d gotten decent grades in my English classes in school, and I’d done plenty of writing … Continue reading →

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DESTINY BLUES – Launch Announcement

Posted on August 1, 2013 by SharonJoss

Today is the official launch of my urban fantasy novel, DESTINY BLUES. Amazon:                    Paperback hardcopy Amazon:                    Kindle Edition Barnes & Noble:         Nook Edition Kobo:                        Kobo Edition Smashwords:             Smashwords Edition It’s the story of Shore Haven’s favorite meter maid, Mattie … Continue reading →

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It’s Your Lucky Day

Posted on April 6, 2011 by SharonJoss

My horoscope says that today is the luckiest day of the year for 2011; for everybody.  There’s an alignment of the planets and sun and moons that makes today a good day for everyone.   That’s cool.   I love that idea, … Continue reading →

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What’s So Great About Best Sellers?

Posted on February 7, 2011 by SharonJoss

In his terrific book, How to Get a Literary Agent, author and super-agent Michael Larsen suggests that readers know what makes them love a book.  Once a reader finds an author that consistently produces those elements in stories, they buy everything … Continue reading →

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