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Indie Authors and the Case of Wisdom

Indie Authors and the Case of Wisdom

by Joy | Feb 6, 2020 | authors, Indie Authors, inspiration, writers

Since 2017 I’ve chosen a word for each year. These words become lighthouses for me as I venture out onto the vast seas of my literary pursuits, especially when the waves of challenges, doubts and disapprovals threaten to dash me against the rocks.  My word for 2020 is...
Indie Authors and the Case of Events

Indie Authors and the Case of Events

by Joy | Nov 7, 2019 | authors, dream of authorship, Indie Authors, Publishing, readers

For Indie Authors, any opportunity to sell our books is cause for excitement. That is, after all, why we went through the grueling process to publish them. How else are they going to get to readers?  The thing is, though, events are tricky and they won’t always—or...
A Day in the Life of an Indie Author: The Homeschooling Author Mom

A Day in the Life of an Indie Author: The Homeschooling Author Mom

by Joy | Oct 24, 2019 | authors, Indie Authors, writer mom, writing community, writing process

Welcome to another “Day in the Life of an Indie Author” post. Curious why I chose the Indie path? Check out my introduction to this series.  Now that my fall schedule is back in full swing, I decided to share how a typical weekday works for me. As a homeschooling...
Interview with a Debut Fantasy Author

Interview with a Debut Fantasy Author

by Joy | Oct 16, 2019 | authors, books, fantasy, fiction, Indie Authors, literature, Publishing

We have a special guest today. Please help me welcome one of my dear writer friends, E.E. Rawls, author of Strayborn, a just-out-this-week fantasy meets steampunk tale with characters who face the terrors of coming of age while also learning to use powers of elemental...
Indie Authors and the Case of Fifty Hats

Indie Authors and the Case of Fifty Hats

by Joy | Oct 3, 2019 | authors, Indie Authors, Publishing, writing process

Working as an Indie Author is a little like attempting to switch hats during a storm with hurricane-force winds while still holding on to the other forty-eight hats in your collection.  Yeah.  As in a prized hat collection, each of our metaphorical ones has a place...
Lessons from Publishing My Debut Novel

Lessons from Publishing My Debut Novel

by Joy | Sep 26, 2019 | authors, doubt and fear, dream of authorship, Publishing

Tuesday marked the beginning of a new chapter in my life—the publication of my first novel. While, in many ways, this has been just another week—each day full of the typical weekly activities and responsibilities (times a thousand, thanks to all the last-minute tasks...
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