So first thing, I am still alive. We went on a little cross-country trek with the kids all the way down to the great state of Texas. We had a really nice time, but with all the travel, I just didn’t have the mental energy left to get anything posted this week :0 But never […]
Instadeath! 10 ways to guarantee an immediate rejection
Happy Memorial Day everyone, and yes, in hindsight, I can see a tiny bit of irony or tastelessness in the title of this post, but no offense was intended 🙂 Anyhow, today I’d like to mention some of the things I see at Theme of Absence, and some other things right of the top of […]
Things I should have done before my book was released
With the three-year anniversary of Holy Fudgesicles approaching, I’ve been blogging about small press publishing this week, including why I chose to publish with a small press and some of the pros and cons of small publishers. I mentioned that with a small or medium press, you might not get the promoting and marketing that […]
Pros and cons of choosing a small press publisher
As I mentioned yesterday, the three-year anniversary of the release of my first novel is coming up, so this week I’m sharing some of my experiences publishing with a small-to-medium publishing house. All-in-all it’s been a good experience, and I don’t regret signing with Wings. There are a few things I might have done differently, […]
Why (and how) I chose a small press publisher
My first novel was released almost three years ago now. I can’t believe it’s been three years, to be honest. It’s been an interesting experience because while I had been writing short stories and getting a few of them published, people who knew me were kind of like, “eh, whatever,” and didn’t seem to really […]
Five Links Friday 3/9/18
It’s Friday night! I hope you’re having a great weekend so far. Here are the best articles I read about writing this week. 1. Looking for an agent? Megan at WhyNotEdit has 6 Awesome Resources for Finding a Literary Agent for you to use. 2. Kate Coe has a nice article at Almond Press on […]
Three Upcoming Writing Conferences
Long-time readers know that I’m a sucker for a good writing conference. I love the energy, community, education, and opportunities they provide for writers of all experience levels. And if you’re a new writer and are on the fence about whether or not a conference is worth the price of admission, let me assure you […]
Does it make more financial sense to self-publish?
Welcome to 2018. I hope you’re all having a great one. I wanted to start of this post by addressing a somewhat common theme among certain writing communities. And that is that authors who write commercial fiction are “only in it for the money” and are therefore bad people since “writing for money” is bad. […]
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