Last week I wrote a blog about When Writers Ask the Wrong Question and found myself asked the wrong question as a follow-up. I was asked: If you’re all for exploration in YA, why is your story so sweet? First off, Yes. KISS is a sweet adult contemp. Second, Yes, all of my stories will be sweet. Third, what does that have to do with other people’s YA? I’d start by saying that I’m not for free for alls in {Read More}
When Writers Ask the Wrong Questions
November 6, 2012 by 3 Comments
I’m on several writer’s forums. There are questions that pop up over and over again. Sometimes it’s great to see someone new come in and ask a question that was asked two months ago because a lot might have changed. But sometimes you just want to ask, Did you do more than join and post your question, because 2 pages back there’s an amazing answer to that. But hey, we all get excited and do that. Then, there are just {Read More}
What a First Year Looks Like
July 1, 2012 by 2 Comments
First off, a disclaimer: this is what my first year looked like. One of the things about self/indie/any publishing is that all years (first or otherwise) look different. I put It’s in His Kiss up on Amazon a year ago this week and then jetted off to RWA. I was shocked when I came back and people had bought it! I completely did not expect that. But, if you’ve been following my blog, you know that KISS (and the up {Read More}
“Other” Reasons for Self-Publishing
October 27, 2011 by 3 Comments
Yesterday I ran a poll about for indie writers about why the self-published. The results are HERE. But, as promised, below are the “Other” reasons people listed. I had to try to slot most of them so we could have data that made sense. So, if someone talked about money or royalties, they got slotted under “That’s where the money is” etc. I’m leaving the poll open. Who knows, maybe another 100 people will fill it out! But, the data {Read More}
Why Did You Self-Publish?
October 25, 2011 by 14 Comments
The indie world is filled with writers publishing different things for different reasons. A few weeks ago, someone who reads my articles over at Author Rescue asked me why people self-publish. We chatted a little. I gave her my own, but I told her there were tons of reasons. What’s the most common? I have no idea. I told her I wouldn’t even begin to guess. But, I’d ask. So, here it is. What is the primary reasons you decided {Read More}
It’s in His Kiss opening
October 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Romance writers on the kindleboards are playing a little snippet game. I thougth I’d share the first chapter on It’s in His Kiss here as well. ENJOY! ONE The thick smoker-voice on the other end of the phone made demands I wanted to ignore. “It’s time for Chloe’s first kiss.” “What? It can’t be,” I replied, pushing back the panic. “She’s far too young to be involved with boys.” “Honey, she’s sixteen. Almost seventeen if I remember {Read More}
22 Steps to Successfully Self-Publishing
August 28, 2011 by 6 Comments
There’s a lot to do and consider before Indie Publishing. A friend asked me for my advice and I decided to think it through for a few days and share it here as well. I put this list together so my friend could make a decision and then start to prepare with as much information as possible. That doesn’t mean I’m blind to the costs. Yes, I had friends who edited. Yes, I have a friend in PR I could {Read More}
Back to the Adventure
August 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I’ve been good about posting my weekly numbers…but beyond that, what happened to the adventure? The adventure lives on. I’m still learning a lot about indie-publishing. A friend last night pointed me to a blog where the writer went OFF on self-publishers who called themselves “indie” saying we had bastardized (her words) the meaning of the word and basically just a long ranty post meant to put indie (yeah, I said it) writers in their place…and to educate all those {Read More}
Self-Publishing Numbers: Week 5a
July 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I’ve changed things up a bit. Since the first week was really only one day, I’ve marked it as such. So, here it is: Day 1: 10 (1 day) Week 1: 9 Week 2: 15 Week 3: 15 Week 4: 17 Week 5: 15 The Amazon sale ended this week. Everyone said their numbers were being hurt by the sale, but I’m doubting that was true for me. Still pretty consistent. Still doing no promo. Next week is my first {Read More}