For about the last 10 months or so, my Facebook page posts have consisted mainly of quotes about reading and/or writing and little else. While I was working the longer hours, posting the quotes was about all I had time for. Now that my work hours have changed and I'm back to having a scheduled writing time every week day, one of my goals is to do more with my Facebook page than I have been.
The problem is I'm not sure what exactly to post that will be of interest. I follow other authors so I have a general idea of what other writers post. Given how Facebook limits how many people actually see a post on any given day, I'm torn between posting every day or just a couple of times a week.
So here's my question to you -- As a reader what do you look for or hope to see on an author's page? As a writer, what type of things do you post that seem to garner you the most views? How many times do you post each week?
Finally if you're not following my Facebook page but would like to, feel free to click on this link - Katherine Grey - Facebook
Monday, June 29, 2015
Friday, June 26, 2015
This I know for sure...
I can't express how great it is to work for an employer that treats his employees like he'd treat his family. Every Friday he buys lunch and we all have lunch together in the conference room. Every morning when he comes in if he comes in after the official start time, he makes sure to say good morning to everyone. If he's there first, he greets everyone as they arrive. Today, he's closing the office at 1:00pm just because. No real special reason, just that he thought we've all been working hard and deserve to get out early with full pay for the day.
These things might not seem like much but considering some of my past employers, this is huge. It's this type of employer that engenders loyalty. And because he's so great to work for, his employees are willing to go above and beyond for him and not think twice about it.
These things might not seem like much but considering some of my past employers, this is huge. It's this type of employer that engenders loyalty. And because he's so great to work for, his employees are willing to go above and beyond for him and not think twice about it.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
What's Up Wednesday
This week...
My current WIP (work in progress): Revised 60 pages last week. I feel like the book is already vastly improved. I've tried to add more detail in regard to emotional and setting content and cut a lot of extra words that weren't needed. My first drafts tend to be a bit wordy. I also did some research on a couple of items that I'd marked on the original draft as needing verification.
Quote of the week: "All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination." ~ Earl Nightingale
What I'm reading: I just started "Sugar's Twice As Sweet" by Marina Adair. I haven't read any of her books before, but my sister gave me the book and told me it was a must read.
Random things: Sunday was the official start of summer. Summer is my favorite time of the year, but I always look upon the Summer Solstice with a bit of melancholy. While it's the longest day of the year, it also means that each day will grow shorter until we're back in that most dreaded of seasons (at least in my opinion) -- winter.
Random Photo of the Week:
This is my nephew's cat, Sgt. Tibbs. He's decided the decorative bowl on the coffee table is his new favorite place to sleep.
My current WIP (work in progress): Revised 60 pages last week. I feel like the book is already vastly improved. I've tried to add more detail in regard to emotional and setting content and cut a lot of extra words that weren't needed. My first drafts tend to be a bit wordy. I also did some research on a couple of items that I'd marked on the original draft as needing verification.
Quote of the week: "All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination." ~ Earl Nightingale
What I'm reading: I just started "Sugar's Twice As Sweet" by Marina Adair. I haven't read any of her books before, but my sister gave me the book and told me it was a must read.
Random things: Sunday was the official start of summer. Summer is my favorite time of the year, but I always look upon the Summer Solstice with a bit of melancholy. While it's the longest day of the year, it also means that each day will grow shorter until we're back in that most dreaded of seasons (at least in my opinion) -- winter.
Random Photo of the Week:
This is my nephew's cat, Sgt. Tibbs. He's decided the decorative bowl on the coffee table is his new favorite place to sleep.
Monday, June 22, 2015
Continuity or What color is your hair again?
A few years ago I woke up with an idea for a new story. I jotted a few notes down so I wouldn't forget the general idea and headed off to begin my day. Since I was already working on revisions for a book under contract, I would write things down about the new story whenever they popped into my head. When I finally was able to sit down and focus on this new idea, I realized I not only had a story line for the main characters but also vague story lines for at least 3 of the secondary characters.
I'd never written a series before so I plunged ahead and wrote the first story. Once that was done, I set it aside and wrote the second story. After that one was done, I wrote about the first 100 pages of the third story and then ran into a brick wall of uncertainty. Not the kind of uncertainty that whispers in your ear in the middle of the night that your work will never sell, but the kind where I couldn't remember the most basic details from the first story that needed to carry through the series.
My writing came to a screeching halt as self doubt crept in. How could I forget the eye color or hair color of the heroine or hero from the first book in the series? How could I forget the most basic premise the whole series was built upon? And more importantly, how the heck did writers who have multiple books in a series manage to keep all these details straight?
I set the manuscript of the 3rd book aside and started revising the first draft of the first book in the series. I had intended to do that after I finished the second book, but the words were flowing for the 3rd book and I didn't want to lose those ideas that were coming so quickly. Now as I'm editing that first book, I'm putting all the pertinent details about each character whether they will have their own book or not into a spreadsheet. These details include physical descriptions, character traits, occupations, background information about their childhoods, their parents, and the key event that has made them the way they are today. I've also included setting details and anything else I think I might need for a book further down the road.
At this point I don't know if I'll write more than one series but if I do, I'll know to keep track of such details at the beginning instead of later and save myself a lot of editing in the process.
I'd never written a series before so I plunged ahead and wrote the first story. Once that was done, I set it aside and wrote the second story. After that one was done, I wrote about the first 100 pages of the third story and then ran into a brick wall of uncertainty. Not the kind of uncertainty that whispers in your ear in the middle of the night that your work will never sell, but the kind where I couldn't remember the most basic details from the first story that needed to carry through the series.
My writing came to a screeching halt as self doubt crept in. How could I forget the eye color or hair color of the heroine or hero from the first book in the series? How could I forget the most basic premise the whole series was built upon? And more importantly, how the heck did writers who have multiple books in a series manage to keep all these details straight?
I set the manuscript of the 3rd book aside and started revising the first draft of the first book in the series. I had intended to do that after I finished the second book, but the words were flowing for the 3rd book and I didn't want to lose those ideas that were coming so quickly. Now as I'm editing that first book, I'm putting all the pertinent details about each character whether they will have their own book or not into a spreadsheet. These details include physical descriptions, character traits, occupations, background information about their childhoods, their parents, and the key event that has made them the way they are today. I've also included setting details and anything else I think I might need for a book further down the road.
At this point I don't know if I'll write more than one series but if I do, I'll know to keep track of such details at the beginning instead of later and save myself a lot of editing in the process.
Friday, June 19, 2015
This I know for sure...
As a a child I was fascinated by dinosaurs. I read everything I could about them, had a couple of models of the T-Rex and the Brontosaurus (which now scientists say didn't exist) I went to every museum I could get to that had a dinosaur exhibit. This fascination continued until I reached my early twenties then other things replaced the dinosaurs.
It goes without saying that I've seen the first 3 movies of the Jurassic Park series. Now a fourth movie has been released. So guess what I'm seeing this weekend. I hope it lives up the hype. It's very disappointing to go see a movie and the best parts are what's shown in the trailer to draw audiences in.
It goes without saying that I've seen the first 3 movies of the Jurassic Park series. Now a fourth movie has been released. So guess what I'm seeing this weekend. I hope it lives up the hype. It's very disappointing to go see a movie and the best parts are what's shown in the trailer to draw audiences in.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
What's Up Wednesday
This week...
My current WIP (work in progress): I revised two more chapters last week. I was only able to work on my WIP 3 days as I had appointments after work two of the days. I had another appointment this past Monday. I'm looking forward to a week when I don't have anything going on after work and just come home and work on these revisions.
Quote of the week: "Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve." ~ Mary Kay Ash
What I'm reading: I'm currently reading Double Play by Jill Shalvis. It's one of her older books. I believe it was written before her Lucky Harbor series. Somehow I missed it when it first came out and found it at the library the other day.
Random things: I just started watching The Big Bang Theory this last fall even though it's been on for a while now. My excuse is that I don't watch a lot of television. My sister asked if I watched it and told me about an episode that reminded her of me. Well, of course I had to watch a few episodes just to see what she meant and now I'm hooked. I watch the reruns though they're new to me on the weekends because one of the channels usually runs 4 to 6 episodes in a row at night. Can I say how much I wish I could be like Sheldon and just say what I'm really thinking and not worry about the consequences? Maybe that's his appeal - that we all wish we were able to speak our minds without repercussions.
Random Photo of the Week: Sorry no photo this week. Would you believe this is the hardest part of my Wednesday posts? I'm just not a picture taker by nature so I don't think "ooh, I should take a picture of this" when I see things that are cute or interesting. This, of course, makes it a tiny bit hard to post a picture every week that's even remotely interesting. LOL
My current WIP (work in progress): I revised two more chapters last week. I was only able to work on my WIP 3 days as I had appointments after work two of the days. I had another appointment this past Monday. I'm looking forward to a week when I don't have anything going on after work and just come home and work on these revisions.
Quote of the week: "Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve." ~ Mary Kay Ash
What I'm reading: I'm currently reading Double Play by Jill Shalvis. It's one of her older books. I believe it was written before her Lucky Harbor series. Somehow I missed it when it first came out and found it at the library the other day.
Random things: I just started watching The Big Bang Theory this last fall even though it's been on for a while now. My excuse is that I don't watch a lot of television. My sister asked if I watched it and told me about an episode that reminded her of me. Well, of course I had to watch a few episodes just to see what she meant and now I'm hooked. I watch the reruns though they're new to me on the weekends because one of the channels usually runs 4 to 6 episodes in a row at night. Can I say how much I wish I could be like Sheldon and just say what I'm really thinking and not worry about the consequences? Maybe that's his appeal - that we all wish we were able to speak our minds without repercussions.
Random Photo of the Week: Sorry no photo this week. Would you believe this is the hardest part of my Wednesday posts? I'm just not a picture taker by nature so I don't think "ooh, I should take a picture of this" when I see things that are cute or interesting. This, of course, makes it a tiny bit hard to post a picture every week that's even remotely interesting. LOL
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