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On Publishing

On Publishing

Why don't I self-publish the novel? Afterall, I self-published the children's books. My answer—it's complicated. While querying literary agents, I learned to revise, to improve my craft through feedback, and to listen to readers.
30
Jul
I Can Change Anything Anytime

I Can Change Anything Anytime

Whiplash. Five days ago I sent a query to a literary agent. Today, I am talking about an October publication date. What shifted in my thinking? Am I still aiming for a traditionally published book?
4 min read
16
Jun
Adventures in Cold Calling Booksellers

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.
5 min read
25
Apr
Publishing with Ingram Spark

Publishing with Ingram Spark

Two months of wrestling with book covers and PDF files before I finally added my books for a wider distribution than available from Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing.
3 min read
09
Apr
Indie versus Trad Publishing

Indie versus Trad Publishing

When impatience rules my psyche, will introspection calm my desire for immediate gratification through Independent Publishing?
6 min read
06
Feb
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The Frazzled Mind

I’ve written a novel I’ve submitted to agents and publishers. Now what?
4 min read
24
Jun
The Tale of the Agent who lost their job over a Tweet

The Tale of the Agent who lost their job over a Tweet

Drama in the #WriterCommunity and #Querying Hell.
7 min read
21
Jun
Receiving Feedback for my novel and short stories

Receiving Feedback for my novel and short stories

Breaking through the 4th wall with version 5.0 of my manuscript.
5 min read
24
May
My experience with #PitDark

My experience with #PitDark

Spoiler alert: You will need a Twitter account for this one.
5 min read
14
Apr
Social media will kill your motivation

Social media will kill your motivation

BIPOC author rant. Querying is hard enough as it is without the demotivation. Is it me?
5 min read
07
Apr
Writing the premise

Writing the premise

I followed a helpful instructional video by Jed Herne. If you want to learn more about my novel, keep reading.
1 min read