by Joy | May 23, 2019 | authors, dream of authorship, Indie Authors, publishers, Publishing
Last week I launched the website for Logos & Mythos Press. This public declaration of my future intentions comes after about a year and a half of behind-the-scenes work. The most frequent question I receive when I tell people I’m setting up my own publishing...
by Joy | Feb 7, 2019 | authors, dream of authorship, Indie Authors, publishers
January offered me a perfect opportunity to focus on writing a business plan for my aspirations as an Indie Author but also for the Press I plan to launch this year. The process took me much longer than I anticipated, but it was worth every second for all the lessons...
by Joy | Aug 16, 2018 | authors, books, Indie Authors, inspiration, literature, publishers, readers, writers
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...
by Joy | Aug 9, 2018 | authors, dream of authorship, goals, inspiration, publishers
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...
by Joy | Jan 25, 2018 | books, dream of authorship, goals, Indie Authors, publishers, writer mom, writing, writing process
The past two weeks I’ve shared with you my decision to be an Indie Author. In Part 1, I broke down the main ways writers can become published authors these days. As I said, some of the definitions vary depending on who’s giving you the details; but I hope...
by Joy | Jan 18, 2018 | authors, dream of authorship, goals, Indie Authors, publishers, writing process
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...