The summer vegetable garden is about more than growing beautiful plants. The end goal is fresh, delicious produce for our family to eat. I enjoy thriving plants, but fruitless ones are a letdown. Let me share a few pollination techniques to increase your yields for this summer growing season. Pollination is the Key Most plants ...

“Tell me about your book.” These are the words that many authors dread. I know this because I’ve written over a dozen book blurbs for fiction titles, many of which have become award-winning and Amazon bestselling books. As an author myself, I know that back blurbs always seem to stump us writers. It’s not because ...

Welcome to the world of homesteading in the city. I am your tour guide on the ins and outs of growing food in your backyard. A decade ago, I began my quest to grow better, tastier food right in our backyard. It is a journey. After ten years, I am still learning what works. When ...

If you keep these five steps in mind when you are preparing to embark on the beneficial collaborative efforts put forth in an anthology, not only will you have a book that you want people to read, but it will be a pleasant experience for all who are involved with the process of birthing a ...

Back in March, I wrote an article for article topic ideas. Francine Weagle wrote an article to help business writers get over their writer’s block. Back in February, Nathan Young wrote about writing and motivations. I will stick to the theme: writing. I will be talking about fiction writing. Are you ready? Storytelling does make ...