Hello interwebs! It’s been a heck of a month here in book land. I’ve been gearing up for the Canary Club pre-launch (the 3-6 month marketing period before a book releases) and some really cool things have been happening on … Continue reading
We’ve talked about this before, but this, like so many things relating to your author brand, should be an ever evolving project. Just as you update your website regularly, you should also be updating the look of your author vendor … Continue reading
People ask me all the time (ok, mostly non-writer people ask, becasue people who DO write usually already know), How do you craft these stories and characters all in your head? I am easily inspired. It is as simple and miserably difficult … Continue reading
2016 has sucked. Big time, and for nearly everyone I know. I am so ready to be shot of it I can’t even tell you. But even after a good year, I wind down with my pre-New Year’s rituals to … Continue reading
Hey everyone! I want to chat today about something we don’t discuss much, but is super important for those looking to get published. It’s also the number one thing mistake I see self published authors make. I’m talking about the … Continue reading
Recently a friend asked me, what advice to I give people looking to get published? It’s a question I get a great deal, both from people I know and complete strangers. Often, writers sit stagnant, not sure how or where to … Continue reading
Hey, guys and gals! I had an absolute BLAST this weekend over at Reading Transforms talking about book signings, etiquette and how to get asked back time and again. If you missed the live show, you can watch it here! … Continue reading
When I tell people that I’m a writer they get all sorts of ideas (and opinions) about how I spend my time. They imagine me sitting at a cafe, sipping herbal tea as I scribble away in my leather bound … Continue reading
Hello, bookish people! It’s Monday here on the blog and I want to address a question I received from a reader over on my facebook page this weekend. She asked, “When you talk about the Big 5, who do you … Continue reading
Unlike a lot of authors, I never had a special place to write. When I was in high school, drafting my first novel, I sat at a folding sewing table set up in my room. I would sometimes go … Continue reading