Category Archives: living the dream

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 →

Posted in 2014, authors, Best Sellers, business, butt in chair, Dean Wesley Smith, don't give up, fiction, Fiction River, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, learning the craft, Lincoln City, living the dream, mentors, opportunity, Oregon, Sharon Joss, write every day; writers write, writers, writers workshop, writing business | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Cover Reveal: DESTINY BLUES

Posted on July 27, 2013 by SharonJoss

For those of you who have been with me a while, one of my early urban fantasy novels (working title FATE) is about to be published.  I just got a proof of the hard copy, and I confess I got … Continue reading →

Posted in author, best seller, books, don't give up, fantasy, FATE, happy dance, living the dream, luck, lucky, making stuff up, New York Times, novel, Perseverance, persevere, persistence, publishers, Tell me something GOOD, urban fantasy, voice, writer, writers write | Leave a comment

Perceptions

Posted on April 23, 2012 by SharonJoss

Fiction writers create new worlds and characters; or they give us a new perspective on people and places we think we know.  In my opinion, the best writers give us both.  Whether it’s Robert Jordan and his Seanchan continent of … Continue reading →

Posted in characters, fiction, Laurell Hamilton, Lewis Carroll, living the dream, perceptions, Robert Jordon, strange worlds, urban fantasy, writer, writing a series | Leave a comment