Man, oh man. This has been an eye-opening week. Our area got slammed with a nasty storm that sent two tornadoes through our city (I think 5 tornadoes through the area, total) and let me tell you — if I wasn’t paying attention before, I certainly am now. As some of you know, this is … More Wicked Weather
Well, hello there! I didn’t get a ton of writing done on Chorus Mortem yesterday, though I did finally manage to pick away at it a bit. The problem was, I knew what I wanted to do, but the words just didn’t want to emerge. I felt kind of scattered, like my plot was there … More 10 Tips for Lifting that Writer’s Block
This came up in a group I’m in so I thought, why not blog about it? Short answer: Not at all. Not one bit. No, no, no, no, no. Leave it alone. I mean it. (Read that in Mom Voice for emphasis, please.) Aside from requesting that readers please leave a review if they can … More How Involved Should an Author Be in the Review Process?
Hello there! I just thought I’d check in a bit since it’s been a couple of days since I updated this thing. I’ve been keeping to my goal of writing every day, which has been fantastic. If I can keep up the pace, I should have the bulk of Chorus Mortem done this month. I’m … More Write, write, write, write…
… Eh, maybe? If you follow my author page on Facebook, you’ll know I’m working on a guest post for another blog which I hope to finish up today. Fingers crossed! I would’ve had it done already, I swear, but local weather had other plans for me and knocked out our internet for a few … More Sunday Funday!
Greetings! I’m gonna keep this one short and sweet since I have a self-imposed deadline to get back to on Chorus Mortem, but I thought I’d take a sec to wish you all a happy weekend! Also, I thought hey, this might be a good spot to fish for some good reads since I’ve been … More Happy Friday! Weekend reads?
Story time! I thought I’d share a look into my neurotic, nerdy head. When planning a release date for Sanguine Malum, I knew I wanted to get it out as soon as possible since I was already way past my self-imposed deadline, but I also wanted to avoid an April release since I knew there … More May the Fourth be with You!
So, there has been a little bit of buzz in the Facebook indie community asking fellow authors what works as far as expanding exposure and audience. I have to admit, with Sanguine Malum coming up, I am very interested to hear what people have had success with. Unfortunately, with DIY research on the subject, it’s … More Book Promotion Ideas?
I made a post about this on the Indie Book Network, but I know some of you don’t troll the forums all too often, so I figured I’d make a blog about it to see what the general consensus is. Trigger Warnings – Yes or No? I typically put trigger warnings on my books, just … More Trigger Warnings?
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