Step One: Write. Step Two: Edit. Step Three: Profit?
Sadly, step three (Profit) requires more steps – and some other intangibles. Photo by Frank Busch on Unsplash Since 2013, I have self-published 17 books in total on Amazon. Five…
Am I Up for Another Round of Reevaluating, Rebranding, and Resolving Anew?
Of course I am! Life is all about reevaluating, rebranding, and resolving. Photo by Jon Asato on Unsplash Today I made an unintended statement that resonates with me quite a…
How Has my Winning 2022 Writing Plan Been Changed?
My writing plan for 2022 is shifting. And I am still working out how. Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash In 2020, I’d determined it was time to start writing…
Ask Not for Whom the Writer Writes
The writer writes for thee – and for me. The author and his muse/feline overlord Why do I write? Because I love it. I take an almost perverse pleasure in…
The Only One Who Can Write the Book is Me
If I don’t write the book it won’t be written. Sometimes the hardest part of writing is sitting down to do the writing. When this is your job, it can…
When Selling My Books, Am I Actually Selling Myself?
To some degree – yes, Selling myself is part of the branding process. I am in the process of completing the 4th and final novel of the current story arc…
Done is Better than Perfect
Perfect, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Photo by Mathilde Langevin on Unsplash I have nearly finished my edits of the final book in the current arc…
Divide and Conquer on a Personal Level
Choosing to divide and conquer for ourselves can be empowering. Photo by Kristin Snippe on Unsplash Let me clarify this right at the start. When it comes to the Big…
It is Really Work?
Yes, writing is really work. The author at work There are some who’ve told me to get a real job. Sometimes not in so many words. Other times, rather directly.…
I Am Not Nobody
Just because I am not a known quantity – I am not nobody. Photo by Marius Ciutacu on Unsplash There are a lot of well-known authors out there. Many write…