How do I love book festivals? Let me count the ways. 1. Book festivals introduce us to authors and books we may otherwise miss. Since attending my first festival in 2016, I have had the opportunity to meet or at least hear several outstanding writers who I may have...
Marketing. Branding. Creating an author brand. These are the steps that, quite honestly, take far more time than the actual writing in this crazy business of becoming an author. These are the steps I’ve been working on a great deal behind the scenes over the...
As you may remember, last month I completed the first draft of my literary fiction novel, Beast—actual title to come soon. Writing this book has taught me many things (see 5 of them here), but it’s not done taking me to school. It turns out reading my novel has...
Writing may be a solitary profession, but writers need support. They need a community (as we examined in a three-part series). The most important person in that community can—and should—be a writer’s Valentine. How and why should a writer’s significant...
In the last post, I shared with you my exciting news: I will be an Indie Author! I could not be more excited about my decision of choosing to be an Indie Author. In that post I explained the different types of publishing options authors have these days. As I said...
One month ago tomorrow, I made a huge writing career decision. No, that’s not right. One month ago tomorrow, a writing path chose me. I will be an Indie Author! A what now? Indie Authors pretty much rock. But, for a more intelligent explanation, here we go. The...
