Teresa Porter of My Friend Teresa Studios made it all perfect. Author head shots went swimmingly, despite me and all my neuroses. [Here's me talking myself off a ledge in a post.] Teresa got me laughing. That's what great photographers do. They relax your humming brain, they … [Read more...] about Author Head Shots: Why You Need My Friend Teresa
Archives for May 2019
Four Ways to Fight Imposter Syndrome: How Authors Just Need to Chill
I decided to hold forth in a video in the very real fear us authors feel about imposter syndrome. I just finished the latest revision of my young adult novel, No Small Thing, and I’ve been thinking about how I handle the imposter syndrome. So many of us face the feeling that … [Read more...] about Four Ways to Fight Imposter Syndrome: How Authors Just Need to Chill
Author Head Shots: Embrace ‘Em, Wholeheartedly
"We're afraid that our truth isn't enough--that what we have to offer isn't enough without the bells and whistles, without editing, and impressing."-- Brené Brown I keep yanking at this new line in my face, one that popped about a week ago. Apparently I can Botox things away … [Read more...] about Author Head Shots: Embrace ‘Em, Wholeheartedly