Atticus Review, uh-oh!

Atticus Review, uh-oh!

by | Apr 3, 2022 | Blog, Business of Writing, Self-publishing, Writing

I love new software. I love playing with it, testing it, and finding its limits. So when I heard about Atticus, which I did many months ago when it was still in beta, I thought I’d wait until they came out with the official version to really put it to the test. Well,...
Keywords

Keywords

by | Dec 12, 2021 | Blog, Business of Writing, Self-publishing, Writing

Keywords. It’s the phrase that every author not only needs to be familiar but intimate with. And yes, so few authors actually know what they are, where to get them, or even what they’re good for. Some people get keywords and categories mixed up. (You are either...
Are our books etched in stone?

Are our books etched in stone?

by | Nov 18, 2021 | Blog, Self-publishing, Writing

It used to be that once a book was published, that was it. It was done. It was as if it had been etched in stone. Once it went to the printer, there was no changing it – unless your book happened to get a second edition, which most works of genre fiction don’t. So you...
Are You Strong Enough For This?

Are You Strong Enough For This?

by | Jul 4, 2021 | Blog, Life, Self-publishing, Writing

There is one thing of which every professional author can be certain—writing is going to be a lot harder than they imagined. Being a professional author is not for the faint of heart. There are so many challenges that authors face. First of all, there’s the actual...