The Question I got the question the other day. The one that makes me cringe and frantically glance around for an escape while doing a mental run-through of what the asker’s intentions could be. You know the one. Are you self-published? Well, of course I am; and,...
We’ve all been there. Mid-way through a novel, we draw a blank on a character’s hair color and realize that secondary character has been pregnant a little too long. So, how can we keep it all straight? I’m sharing what I do as we examine how to track timelines and...
Welcome to our first official “Day in the Life of an Indie Author” post. Last month, I gave you an introduction and shared why I chose the Indie path and what some of my roles are. Now it’s time to dive in and let you guys behind the scenes. As is often the case with...
You’ve typed The End. Congratulations! Celebrate! Live it up! Now you send it straight to the editor to fix, right? Wrong. Let it breathe or marinate or whatever term you’d like to use. The length of time for this varies for different writers. Some need to set it...
I’ve decided to launch what I hope will be a fun series of once-a-month behind-the-scenes looks at the daily life of an Indie Author. To do this, I thought it might be helpful if I explain a little about what an Indie Author is and what roles one fills. What is an...
I decided to shake things up a little here on the blog and write something different from what I typically do. This post will be a glimpse into the past few months of my life. If you don’t receive my weekly newsletter (you can correct that by clicking here) or follow...
