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“Don’t judge a book by its cover” might be a popular saying, but in the publishing world, people do it all the time. This is a major reason it’s imperative to have a professional cover for your independently published book. I envisioned the perfect cover when I first started writing this book. I could see …
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I’m in “The Zone.” Freshly brewed coffee tantalizes my nose. The whir of the espresso machine and drone of conversation fades to background music. When the muse visits, a writer’s environment becomes inconsequential. She sings her siren song. Her whispers spur my fingers to ever higher speeds on the annoying bluetooth keyboard attached to …
This is the second part to a serial post describing my search for a freelance editor. Read part 1 here if you missed it last week. The first half of the post talked about how I started my search for an editor and the overload of information I needed to sift through before I could …
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This blog is meant to attract readers for my published works. You know, people who like young adult fantasy or Biblical fictionalizations, or maybe even a little romance. Yet, here I am discussing my journey to being self-published. Self-publishing still sounds like a dirty word to some people. However, in the past two years, Amazon …
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When I wrote “Dream Architect,” I just sat down and started writing. I knew it couldn’t be longer than 12,000 words, but when my word counter showed I’d reached 12,000 words, I wasn’t finished with the story. So I wrote until it was finished. The result is – several thousand words were cut from the …
If you follow me on any form of social media, you’ve heard me scream, shout and dance (okay, you probably couldn’t hear that) about this fact. I have a publishing contract. I will be a published author in two weeks. It’s so official that I have an author webpage attached to my publisher’s site. Goodreads …
As I mentioned on my home page, on Facebook and in passing in articles in this blog, I’ve signed a publishing contact. Roane Publishing, a small press in New York, will include my short story in an anthology of romances. Check out the announcement on their blog. Feel free to do a happy dance. Or …
I’m a newbie novice when it comes to writing novels. Not an ounce of shame taints this admission. If I send sub-par work into the world of readers because I don’t see the need for an editor, that’s when I’ll be ashamed. In the past fifteen months, I have completed five first drafts. This amounts …
The ink on my blog post detailing why I wouldn’t be participating in National Novel Writing Month hadn’t dried. My writing friend and I met at the library, and she insisted I participate in the insanity. I said no. She cajoled. I signed up the next day. *sighs* I thought I was stronger than this. …
Some books skyrocket to the top of the sales charts. I’ve read a few and wondered why they were so popular. I’m sure you have, too. Most people agree on the ingredients that keep readers reading once they open a book. I’m a voracious reader. If you’ve followed this blog long, you’ve seen a number …