Publishing Your Masterpiece

Publishing Your Masterpiece

One of the most nerve wracking part of being a self-published author is… well, the publishing! Pressing that button to put your work out there for the whole world to see. But even before you can press that all-important button, you need to put in all the information...
When do you write?

When do you write?

 I’m sure I’ve written on this topic before, but somehow, I can’t find it, and if I can’t find it, that means that you can’t find it. So, I’ll tackle it again. I’ve been thinking about this recently because I’ve been swamped with Other Work (i.e. editing, formatting,...
Writing to Trope

Writing to Trope

We all like to think that we write original stories that no one has ever written before. In a sense that’s true. On the other hand, it’s also highly likely that your story falls into a trope. According to Wikipedia, a trop is “a writer’s usage of commonly...
Finally found my writing software

Finally found my writing software

I feel like Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz. I’ve been everywhere looking for the perfect writing software and I’d already had it with me all along, I just hadn’t realized it. Thanks to one comment from a completely unrelated question on Reddit, I discovered the...
To use AI or not

To use AI or not

It’s the question so many authors are struggling with—and by authors, I mean people who come up with an idea for a novel, write it without assistance except from other human beings, and then publish. There is Artificial Intelligence EVERWHERE. You’ve heard...