Indie Panel – Day 5

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 4

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 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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}

Goodreads Similar Author Links

My readers ROCK. Apparently on Goodreads if you click on “similar authors” for my books/me nothing comes up. I think we all know I’m just not that unique (although a message that says “No one is like Bria” would have been fun.) So, a reader emailed support about why her link didn’t work. Talk about above and beyond. This is Goodread’s response (which Reader emailed to me) and I found it really interesting so I thought I’d share: Thanks for {Read More}