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How Do I Reconcile the Creative Process with My Brand?

December 12, 2023

Being an indie-author requires being a brand and business, too. Not so long ago, the only way to publish a book and make money was via traditional publishing. To get there, the main path was to get a literary agent, who would then get you past the gatekeepers and through the doors to the publishers. Anyone who has tried to get an agent has likely received multiple rejections. Sometimes, now just two or three, but

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When Is It Time to Abandon a Project?

December 5, 2023

My writing is always evolving, and change is always occurring. I started my Source Chronicles fantasy series in 1998. As of this writing, that’s 25 years ago. While I began the series then, it remains unfinished. Yes, Book 3 – Harbinger – is ready to go to the editor. In fact, it has been for over a year. However, it’s a long book (like most fantasy tends to be) and will not be cheap to

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Does a Wide World Call for Wide Distribution?

November 28, 2023

I can’t see why not. But what does that mean? Once upon a time, stunningly not so long ago, there were exactly 2 ways to publish a book. You could do it via a major publishing house or vanity press for self-publishing. The former came with marketing and distribution. The latter didn’t. The latter also tended to be pricey. Then, eBooks came into being, and a new option came with them. Genuine self-publishing with the

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The Upside and Downside of Self-Promotion

November 21, 2023

I think it should always be shameless to promote your good work. As a self-published, indie-author authorpreneur, writing is the second and most involved step of the story and the business. The second step, you might question? Of course. That’s because the first step is conceiving the idea. Human beings have thousands, if not tens of thousands of thoughts per day. Most of our thoughts are quite mundane, from “I’m hungry” to “I have to

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Sharing My Book Happenings Over the Next Two Weeks

November 14, 2023

Indie-author self-promotion is utterly necessary. As I’m writing this, I have multiple things happening in my indie-author world. This is the result of a lot of work on a lot of different levels over the past couple of months. Let’s start with the immediate, most time-sensitive element: My standalone fantasy/Steampunk, rise of the villain novel, Infamy Ascending, is FREE for Kindle this week, until 11/17. Why make it free? Because I think it’s an excellent

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The creative process can be incredibly uncertain.

Does a Blank Canvas or Page During Your Creative Process Ever Frighten You?

November 7, 2023

This is perfectly normal, and something I think all creatives encounter. I’ve never met another artist, writer, painter, woodworker, or any other type of creative who hasn’t been “blocked”, uncertain, or otherwise lost. You take a look at the blank page or screen, blank canvas, raw wood or clay, and nothing is coming. The ideas and creative juices just seem not to be flowing. It’s very distressing. For some, it goes a step further. It’s

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