Welcome back to Day 3 of the Indie Panel. I’m really excited about today because it’s more nitty-gritty. More personal writing and business stuff. But, if you’ve missed the first few days you might want to catch up first: Meet the Panel DAY 1: Why they did it AND Who should consider it DAY 2: Editors (who, what why) AND Finding your vendors DAY 3: Processes & Timelines DAY 4: Promotion DAY 5: Resources DAY 6: Things I’d do differently & {Read More}
Indie Panel – Day 2
February 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment
You met the amazing panel last Friday and got to read DAY ONE on Monday. I’ve been getting a lot of little notes about how excited people are to dive into some of the deeper questions. Meet the Panel DAY 1: Why they did it AND Who should consider it DAY 2: Editors (who, what why) AND Finding your vendors DAY 3: Processes & Timelines DAY 4: Promotion DAY 5: Resources DAY 6: Things I’d do differently & Myths and Advice {Read More}
Indie Panel – Day 1
February 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment
You met the amazing panel last Friday and I’m betting you’re just as curious as I am to hear what they have to say about the question people submitted. So, let’s dive right in! Meet the Panel DAY 1: Why they did it AND Who should consider it DAY 2: Editors (who, what why) AND Finding your vendors DAY 3: Processes & Timelines DAY 4: Promotion DAY 5: Resources DAY 6: Things I’d do differently & Myths and Advice Why {Read More}
Indie Panel – Introductions
February 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I’m really excited about what’s going on for the next couple weeks. REALLY excited. I have blackmailed 9 successful indie/hybrid authors into answering a bunch of questions I’d received through twitter, comments, and emails about self-publishing. Instead of seeing one author go through all the answers, we’re going to cover 1-2 questions a day so you can see a bunch of varied responses at once. No one does everything the same, right? I know from experience that ALL of the {Read More}
Self-Publishing Panel Questions Opportunity
February 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I’m attempting to put together a panel of Successful Indie Authors to answer question readers and writer may have. I would love your input. If you could ask someone who is doing well self-publishing anything, what would it be. Some questions we’ve had so far: About how much time do you spend/day on promotion? Do you specifically look for self-published books to read for leisure? Favorite resources…workshops, nonfiction books, conferences…:-) How do you know what kind of editor to use? {Read More}
I Am Not Broken: A Pantser’s Manifesto
January 9, 2014 by 2 Comments
A few years ago I wrote this and it got a huge response. I feel the need to repost it today for reasons. Over the last couple weeks I’ve seen several blogs/articles about “fixing” pantsers or written by “reformed” pantsers … one even “how to save a pantser” (wish I’d marked that one) – Lots of great ways to make people who have been pantsing successfully stop and become something else. Something that they may not truly be. Let {Read More}
Choice Awards Nomination
January 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I’m so excited that SECRET GIRLFRIEND has been nominated for a Choice Award on YABCentral! Obviously it’s hanging out there with some Heavy Hitters, but just being on that list is so cool. I should get a screenshot of Girlfriend chilling with the cool kids! If you read Secret Girlfriend and liked it, please consider heading over to the site to vote. It’s 1/2 way down the page under YOUNG ADULT/Contemp Romance HERE. On that note, thank you to {Read More}
Reboot of Self-Publishing Musts for Starting Out
November 21, 2013 by 1 Comment
I wrote this over two years ago when I was young and naive…. ahhhhh. The good-old days. But, since it still gets hits, I figured I should update it. A lot of things have changed (some for real, and some just my opinion) and so, here goes: The thing is, I’m still a newbie in most ways. I still work my day job about 60 hours a week and squeeze writing life in as much as I can. I’m not {Read More}
Getting Strong To Be Strong – A Heroine’s Journey
November 19, 2013 by 1 Comment
If you’ve been around awhile, you know I went Indie with my sweet adult Rom Coms over 2 years ago. I’d known I wanted to understand the self-publishing world since I believed we were moving more and more toward a publishing paradigm. And, I loved it. I loved the whole darn thing…even when it stressed me out. During this time, I was also following the path to Traditional publication with my agent for my YA books. That year I was {Read More}