Thankful writer
I’m a very thankful writer. More specifically, I’m thankful to be an author. I worked for years on my first book through many a hiatus and experienced many periods of dread, doubt, lack of confidence and pretty much every emotion …
The Publishing Gatekeepers
When it comes to the publishing gatekeepers, there’s an increasingly public airing of dirty laundry and of grievances between indie authors/self-publishers, the big traditional publishers, and everyone in between. Here’s a good example of the silly paranoia that’s broken out …
Setting the mood
Setting the mood is one of my favorite things. Candles. Music. Incense. Awww yeah! Let’s get our write on! Seriously though, setting the mood for a productive writing session is very important. We all know that the needs of every …
Taking forced writing breaks
Taking forced writing breaks may or may not be popular with some writers, but I find that they help me. I could refer to this as simply scheduling the days you want to write, and it could be like a …
Bad word count days
Well, today was one of those bad word count days. They suck. They make the voice in the back of your head shout, “Hey loserface! Ha haaa! You didn’t accomplish what you wanted to today! Ha haaaa! You’re never going …
Happy Mother’s Day folks!
My wife and I had a great day hanging out with my mom and dad today for Mother’s Day. We also called my mother-in-law to wish her a happy Mother’s Day. Both Mother’s Day and Father’s day are especially important …
Souls of Astraeus audiobook recording begins!
I’ve begun recording the Souls of Astraeus audiobook! I missed posting my regular Friday night blog post because I was having so much fun. After a few days of tests, tweaks and level checking, I’ve started recording. I’ve also spent …
Originality
Originality. Whew. It blows me away the longer I’m involved in the book industry how many people are out to capitalize on others’ original concepts that have done well. Yeah, I know it happens in pretty much any other field …
Inspiration
Inspiration is obviously an incredibly important element of writing. It’s something that is sought after, craved, and precious to every writer. It’s as important to the aspiring author about to graduate high school, as it is to the most prolific …
We need diverse books!
We need diverse books! (Trending Twitter hashtag: #WeNeedDiverseBooks) Why? Because diversity makes everything better. It makes everyone’s life better. In the style of Oprah as she points to various people, “Your life will be better! Your life will be better! …