It doesn't have to be Brandon Sanderson, but I mention him because he's, well, frickin' Sanderson, right? He just got the biggest Kickstarter in the history of Kickstarters funded, the money's there, and he has some opinions on Amazon and bookstores that I think would make him a good candidate for doing it. So, think… Continue reading Brandon Sanderson Should Fund A Rival to Amazon Books
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So, I Finished A Draft In Record Time
I mean...wow, go me. And it makes sense; this book had the clearest, concisest outline I've ever done even though I hacked it to absolute bits at the end of last month when I decided that this standalone, planned out to be about 80k words total, was going to be blown up into a 300k+… Continue reading So, I Finished A Draft In Record Time
The Tide
Why is it a race to as many books as possible? Why isn't it a race to the best books possible? (I mean, I know why: money. We need it to survive. This is just a general spewing of thoughts...) This is something I am struggling with, and I want to understand and accept, and… Continue reading The Tide
Meet Katie Zaber, Fantasy and SciFi Author
I had the opportunity to get to know fellow author Katie Zaber recently. Check out an interview with her below as well as her books and links to follow her. Katie Zaber knows the best way to decide who is cooking dinner is with a Nerf gun fight in the living room. Her boyfriend is… Continue reading Meet Katie Zaber, Fantasy and SciFi Author
Focusing On The Good
I was a real crankosaurus rex the other day, so I wanted to do a little self-indulgent and positive post about my career too. Here is that. I've seen a lot of great reviews for every book I've put out so far. Now, my version of "a lot" is nothing compared to other authors, but… Continue reading Focusing On The Good
Working For A…ttention?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcIK3akktLU I wish being a nerd in rock n roll would come back. Since February of 2020, across all of my currently released books, I've given away 2,348 copies through Amazon's free promotions, another 358 to users who have signed up for my mailing list, and another 47 ARCs. That's 2753 complete novels out in… Continue reading Working For A…ttention?
Mood Boards – The Characters from Vacancy
I finished tweaking all the mood boards for the core characters in The Vacancy Series, so I figured I'd throw them up in one big post for funsies. All put together on Canva.com with the free images there. Lorelei Conrad Ziah Grier Hana Ren
How To Read eBooks Without An eReader
I'm writing this post because my dear mother has said on multiple occasions that she will "just have to get a Kindle" when my next book comes out as electronic only. (The Weary Traveler won't be in paperback, just a heads up!) It's very sweet on her part, but objectively untrue, so I figured I'd… Continue reading How To Read eBooks Without An eReader
The Horror Of Taking Headshots
Probably the most demoralizing thing I've had to do in the process of getting ready to self publish hasn't been staring at a blank page, hoping the words will come, it hasn't been editing out thousands of words at a time because those words were hot trash, and it hasn't been sending off that story… Continue reading The Horror Of Taking Headshots
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