Discouraging Moments: How to Refocus
By Elaine Marie Cooper I had a very discouraging book signing last night in Saratoga Springs, NY for my…
June 7, 2017By Elaine Marie Cooper I had a very discouraging book signing last night in Saratoga Springs, NY for my…
June 7, 2017Elaine Marie Cooper On the way to meet a friend for coffee the other day, my eye caught a…
February 7, 2017Elaine Marie Cooper As I dropped off several of my novels at the bookstore before Christmas, I noticed a…
December 23, 2016Elaine Marie Cooper With six simple words, a writer friend completely changed my perspective: “You have had a great…
November 7, 2016Elaine Marie Cooper We’ve been doing quite a bit of painting at our house lately. A lot of painting.…
October 7, 2016Elaine Marie Cooper I don’t think there is a writer among us who does not ask this question at…
September 8, 2016Elaine Marie Cooper “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of…
August 18, 2016Elaine Marie Cooper It was early summer and the New England Asters were lush with leaves. But a knowledgeable…
July 23, 2016“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV As I…
June 22, 2016By Elaine Marie Cooper Life can throw curveballs at you. You’re certain one moment what will take place tomorrow.…
May 10, 2016It’s Spring once again and time to consider attending a writers conference. Of course you have many reasons not…
April 21, 2016Elaine Marie Cooper If you have not read Part 1 of this two-part series on getting reviews, click here…
March 3, 2016by Elaine Marie Cooper Many authors, both new and the more experienced, get discouraged when hunting for knowledgeable readers…
February 17, 2016Kindness is such a simple word, yet all too often it seems vacant from our speech. Perhaps it’s the…
January 5, 2016I am writing this blog on the eve of Thanksgiving. Thinking about this holiday causes me to consider the…
December 21, 2015There it is again—another interruption. If it’s not the screaming baby needing to be fed, it’s the dog demanding…
November 6, 2015There it was—the flat tire we dreaded finding. After discovering it flat twice that week, the expected deflation was…
November 1, 2015Do you ever feel like “just a writer?” “Just” a wannabe author? “Just” a wordsmith who spends hours inventing…
September 24, 2015Discouragement happens to everyone at one time or another. When it visits creative writers, we sometimes begin to doubt.…
August 13, 2015Writers who listen are writers who learn. If we’re so busy pitching our ideas and promoting our writing agenda,…
July 14, 2015