Fantasy & Sci-Fi
06/25/2019
Today I am happy to announce that Blood Bound (Convergence Book 2) is now available in paperback and signed paperback for $11.99! Want a signed copy of Torn Apart (Convergence Book 1) too? Signed copies of Torn Apart are also available for just $9.99! For unsigned paperbacks and ebooks see my Amazon listing for Torn Apart or Blood Bound, for signed paperbacks check my Etsy shop.
Enter for a chance to win FREE signed copies of Books 1 & 2!
6/10/2019
A couple of years ago, when I was still considering getting Torn Apart traditionally published, I submitted my manuscript to every agent and publishing house I could find that I thought would even remotely be interested in my book. To my surprise and delight, I was actually offered a publishing contract from a small publishing house. But after reviewing their contract, asking many questions, and some careful consideration on my part, I declined their offer. Why? Who would turn down an offer to be published?
Well, the thing is, Small/Indie Publishing isn’t quite the same as Traditional Publishing. Don’t get me wrong, many are great, and most can do a lot to help an author start their career, but they can’t do everything that traditional publishing houses can, and they’re not right for every author. So what are the differences, and is Indy publishing right for you?
Continue reading “Traditional Publishing Vs. Small/Indy Publishing”
Thank you very much to Shay Laurent for featuring me in a book tour and interview for the Convergence series!
You can read the full interview on her blog.
5/27/2019
It’s no secret that most writers are starving artists. There are few who have won the best-seller Lottery and can afford to live on their royalties alone. Most of us struggle just to afford the up-front expenses involved in being a writer. Arguably in today’s modern world of self-publishing, you can do a great many things for free, but not everything. If you want a leg-up in the publishing world, you’re going to have to drop some coin, even if you’re a small-time self-published Indy author – there will be expenses. What expenses? How much?
Well, here’s the truth of how much it really costs to be a writer.
3/18/2019
It’s crunch time. You’re behind on your writing. You don’t know how it happened, but everything just piled up on you at once, and your writing has paid the price by being placed on the back-burner of life’s other priorities. We’ve all been there, and it sucks. What can you do when you’ve fallen that far behind?
A writing blitz! Buckle your seatbelts, bitches, ’cause you’re gonna write SO GOD DAMN HARD!!
Continue reading “Writing Blitz – for When You Need to Get Shit Done!”