When I started this blog, the idea was to bring the issues that I find to the forefront and be honest about them. In the past, I’ve talked about struggles specific to books I’ve been working on. I’ve also talked about my process, my challenges, and my wins. Today, I want to talk a little... Continue Reading →
Sometimes when I’m in the middle of editing a project instead of drafting I will turn to writing exercises to get my brain working in new ways. This is a fun way to keep myself sharp and continue to write new words even while editing old ones. This month, since I am actively editing the... Continue Reading →
For me, part of being an independent author has long meant going to vendor events and selling my books myself. Easily, this is the majority of my sales. I sell roughly 100 copies of my titles at vendor events per year. If you’re an independent author (or a small publishing house) and you’re considering vendor... Continue Reading →
How to Schedule a Death drops in 3 days. It’s the darkest book I’ve ever written. It’s also the first book I’ve ever written for an adult audience. Today I’m opening up all my old writing notebooks, blog posts, documents, and file folders. I’m scouring my notes for anything even remotely related to the project. ... Continue Reading →
I did a post once about things authors do that are red flags to reviewers. But something I didn’t mention in that post is the mistakes authors make AFTER contracting with a reviewer. An author sent you their book, you agreed to review it, that should be the end of the interaction. Except sometimes it’s... Continue Reading →
drafting is hard no matter how many stories you’ve written
Time to look back on how much longer and stronger those projects are and revel in what we accomplished.
Let’s check in on the start of my project and drop some tips for any of you participating as well.
But I also promised to come back and share my planning for the second possible project.
It's time to start Narrowing Down our Ideas.
