If you’ve done any research on book publishing and marketing, you’ve probably read articles about all the things authors need to or should do. We need to write every day. We should be on social media. We need to have a newsletter. My recent favorite is how we should invest Read more…
Recently, I read an article that said authors make a median of $6,000 a year. Not the first time I’ve heard something like this. Over the years, I’ve read plenty of articles saying authors make less than minimum wage. When you ask most authors about doing it full-time, even the Read more…
I have a problem with Book 4, The Sciell’s Legacy. There are a lot of characters, like a lot. I struggled with this is Book 2 and 3 as well. In the post: Writing a Large Cast, I listed some helpful articles on managing an ensemble cast. I didn’t set Read more…
I abandoned one book because I realized halfway through that I hadn’t read most of it. The story seemed to be 90% filler. I skipped it all because I was waiting for the book to get the point. 50% in, no point in sight. Classic case of an interesting story Read more…
“The great mass of trees looked like a tomb, in which my house lay buried.” (from Who Knows? by Guy de Maupassant) It’s lines like the one above that get me excited about writing and reading haunted stories. You can’t just describe a location, you have to do it in Read more…
You’ve finished writing. You’ve gotten comments from editors and beta-readers. Now, it’s time to publish your book. Unfortunately, you can’t upload the original Word document. Well, you can, but your book will look terrible. The online retailer might reject the file. Formatting your book property is hard. I’ve published 12 Read more…
He saw other worlds in the sky as the sun rose. At first, Kye thought he was witnessing a beautiful start to a dull day. Then, he started seeing things in the sky. The scales of monstrous, strange animals or colorful trees. No one else noticed. He never knew what Read more…
Fear washed over me when I realized we were trapped. Fear washed over me, sadness washed over me, his words washed over her, her warmth washed over him. It’s hard not to roll my eyes when I read phrases like those. They aren’t terrible but…they’re not creative. Don’t know if Read more…
Toreth Nanka woke up each morning to a sweet, calming scent. One good thing about living in a world with giant plants. Her home sat on top of a beautiful pink flower. One of the few plants in the world that wasn’t trying to kill you. Tor’s power helped a little. She couldn’t Read more…
Ivalia Eli wanted to say they were lost. It wold be easier if they were. The land wasn’t showing them the way out. “How long will it make us wait?” Ivalia was tired. “Asking a hundred times a day isn’t going to make it easier., Raav Kani growled out. “Please. I can practically Read more…