Author Blog
January Stats | Good Things Come to Those who Wait
I'm in the clouds. I'm drifting. I'm diving. I'm swooping. I'm circling the runway. Will I land? I'm doing what I often do to procrastinate—experimenting and analyzing.
On Book Marketing
As an Indie author, it took publishing two books before I shifted gears and started paying attention to what worked. Marketing starts from before you write your first word. It's how you show up. For me, that means setting solid goals and pushing myself outside my comfort zone. There's no magic formula: more like, inconsistent persistence.
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How Author's use Social Media for Discoverability
An overview of an author's marketing funnel, growing your social media funnel and re-establishing why.
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Going Even Wider | Google Books!
As a new Publisher, I'm discovering new things every day. Today I spent time creating a series of BookBub ads that will run in the first quarter of next year—one field I hadn't seen before: a link to Google Books.
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A Lion's Pride is out!
A rambling post. TLDR: the sequel is available for pre-order at major booksellers. Get your print copies from January 6th, 2025.
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What's Your Take?
Tell me what you think of this site, my overabundance of content, and the mediums I use.
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Why authors should affiliate with Bookshop.org
Isn't it great to be an independent author? To be honest, published authors have the same struggle with self-promotion. While I've had an account on goodreads.com for some time, I hadn't availed myself of all the benefits of creating a BookShop.org account.
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Goal | My books in 20 brick & mortar stores by the end of 2025.
I'm lucky. I live in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Setting this goal is realistic and achievable, depending on whether or not I hear back from local booksellers. In the time it took me to write this blog post, I have changed September to autumn and then EOY.
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Adventures in Cold Calling Booksellers
My books have been out for more than a year. I'm only getting to this now. What held me back? What changed? Using the motivation from selling a few books.
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Light Podcasting
Efficiency with podcasting. What am I using, how long does it take, where do I spend my time? How do I do this as one solo person?
Podcast Myths & Samsara
004 | A Conversation on Masks, Playing God, and Striving for Enlightenment
This conversation dives into material in the novel I'm drafting. We talk about Yaksha masks and their significance in a real-life context.
Podcast Myths & Samsara
003 | Exploring Beliefs Through the Hero's Journey on Myths & Samara
How does storytelling contribute to a greater understanding of mental and spiritual states? We dive into the story of Vishnu's avatar, Nara Simha, as an illustration of karma, reincarnation, time and the universe. Episode 3 (<15 mins) is available on April 29th, 2025.
Podcast Myths & Samsara
001 | Audience & Animals? on Myths & Samsara
Happy April Fool's Day! For the pagan holiday, I am dropping a new podcast. No, this is no joke. Read more below.