Author, Jody Hedlund

By Jody Hedlund, @JodyHedlund Usually I'm the "glass half-empty" kind of gal. It's all too easy for me to feed myse...

By Jody Hedlund, @JodyHedlund I was a "closet writer" for most of my adult life. I spent years crafting books, but I never to...

By Jody Hedlund, @JodyHedlund Occasionally when I'm out at appointments or other events, people will stop me and ask something like...

Occasionally people ask me for the “secret of my success” either in relation to my books or my web presence. In fact, in a recent intervie...

I have a secret to share: I’m plagued with self-doubts. Yes, even though I’m very close to having my second book  ( The Doctor's Lady...

My youngest son will be celebrating his eighth birthday at the end of August. For the last several weeks, he’s been getting impatient for th...

We have a three-year-old Golden Retriever. She’s apart of our family because my husband and I are the kind of parents who love our kids a wh...

As writers we often hear the need to build connections, particularly online. Those relationships can help form the foundation of our marketi...

All five of my children have learned to play the piano (or are still in the process). While none of them are musical geniuses, I firmly beli...

One of the biggest problems that many writers and bloggers have is the failure to be consistent . Recently, a number of writer friends ha...

What is the best advice for aspiring writers? Especially for those who are still mostly at the beginning of their writing journeys? Recent...

I’m always surprised when I run across other writers who turn up their noses at the idea of learning more about the basics of fiction-writin...

A couple of weeks ago my publisher sent me a hard copy of The Preacher’s Bride —all 390 plus pages printed on 8 ½ by 11 paper. Each sheet wa...

A lot of people label themselves “writer.” Fewer people label themselves “author.” With so many hanging out writer signs and claiming author...

Shoved in a deep dark closet, under layers of dust, are five completed novels—my first REAL attempts at putting pen to paper. Sure, I have p...

I’m a busy Mom of 5 kids. They’re all very active, eat me out of house and home, pile up basketfuls of dirty clothes, and need armloads of l...

One of the greatest struggles writers face is finding TIME to write. I opened up my blog for questions a week ago, and many of the questio...