5, 4, 3, 2, 1… Book Launch!

5, 4, 3, 2, 1… Book Launch!

by | Mar 17, 2019 | Blog, Self-publishing, Writing

The countdown is happening fast, much faster than feels comfortable. There is so much to do for a book launch and so many different websites and people telling me what to do and what not to do. I could spend thousands of dollars if I want, or I could spend none at all...
Judging a book by its cover

Judging a book by its cover

by | Mar 10, 2019 | Blog, Self-publishing, Writing

We’re told as children never to judge a book by its cover. We’re told that to do so would be to perhaps miss out on something really important or really wonderful. Just because something is ugly on the outside, doesn’t mean that it isn’t beautiful on the inside. And...
Marketing, We’re all Struggling

Marketing, We’re all Struggling

by | Mar 3, 2019 | Blog, Self-publishing, Writing

No one ever said that being a self-publisher was easy. The best thing about being one, however (aside from having full control over your books and how they’re published), is the camaraderie. Ninety-five percent (or more) of all self-published authors are probably...
How to Write a Romance

How to Write a Romance

by | Feb 24, 2019 | Blog, Method, Writing, Writing Craft

A friend of mine who writes horror was thinking of writing a romance novel as a change, so I thought maybe I’d give her a little advice. Let’s start with the definition of a romance – it’s a story where two beings (people/creatures/aliens, whatever) fall in love and...
A Writer’s Traits, Continued

A Writer’s Traits, Continued

by | Feb 17, 2019 | Blog, Life, Writing

Continued from last week… here are the last five traits of a writer. 6. Like being alone The funny thing about being a writer is that we tend to write when we’re not actually with anyone else. Yes, some writers write best in a coffee shop or when surrounded by...
A Writer’s Traits

A Writer’s Traits

by | Feb 10, 2019 | Blog, Life, Writing

Are you a writer? Just putting words down on a piece of paper or computer screen does not necessarily make you a writer. Writers are known to have certain traits. You don’t have to have all of them, but most writers have most of them. Some of these traits, if you...