I'm a Catholic self-published author, freelance writer, and illustrator. My favorite hobbies are knitting and crocheting.
Accepting God’s Will in Our Lives Are you thinking about simplifying your life? Do you have a lot of items in your house that you are not using? Perhaps it is time for you to give some of these things away. Maybe you feel that God wants you to imitate some of the saints who […]
Protecting Your Writing In this day and age, it is very easy for a hacker to break into your Amazon, Lulu, or another print-on-demand self-publishing account. When this happens, it is very difficult for a writer to control their emotions. The writer panics and worries about their stolen manuscripts. How are they going to recover […]
Writing a story is not easy. Sometimes a writer has to change his or her manuscript. Sometimes the plot doesn’t make sense, or the ending doesn’t work. Maybe a character doesn’t fit in the story and has to be removed. Or maybe the writer can’t finish the story and leaves it on their hard drive […]
Starting the New Year 2024 is here! It is time to work towards accomplishing our New Year’s resolutions lists! What is on your list? Do you have a dream? A goal? Something that you have always been wanting to do? It is okay to plan out our lives. Writing things down on a piece of […]
Learning A New Language Part 2 I wrote an article about learning a language. In my previous article, I gave some advice about how to get started with learning another language. It takes a while for beginners like me to build good habits while learning another language. The language that I’m seriously studying right […]
Marketing: Why Is it Important for Writers? Marketing is a very big word. It is used by traditional publishers, literary agents, and self-published authors. It is very important in both publishing industries. But why is this word so important? If you want any of your self-published books to sell at all, no matter if it […]
Should I Continue On as A Writer? It’s very tempting to quit the writing business. If some of your books are not selling very well, whether they are traditionally published or self-published, it could affect your attitude. I saw an episode a couple of nights ago of the well-known television series The Waltons that focused […]
Learning a New Language Do you want to learn a new language? Learning a new language can be a lot of fun. You can learn new words, phrases, and sentences. You can challenge yourself each day by setting up little routines in your daily schedule to help you in your language learning process. Use flashcards […]
Writing for Children Are you thinking about writing a children’s picture book? Writing a story for a younger audience can be a lot of fun once you get the hang of it. You will want to pick a subject that is not difficult for a child to understand. Put yourself in the child’s shoes. Think […]
Angela Lano reflects on dealing with rejection.
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