I’ve been blessed to have a tremendous first year of dedicated self-publishing, but I also know what it’s like to have not-so-great years. I started self-publishing in 2010, but because of my traditional publishing career, I never fully committed myself or my writing to it. The time just wasn’t there frankly, which I think is purposeful on […]
Read More →2015 was quite a year for me. I left traditional publishing to go indie and launched a new paranormal romance series, Nocturne Falls. It was a big departure from the darker urban fantasy I’d been writing, but at the same time, much truer to my natural story telling voice. I put out four books, two […]
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Read More →For the month of December, I’m running a sale on The Vampire’s Mail Order Bride. Grab yourself a copy or gift a copy to a friend! Kindle: http://amzn.to/1Jc8MTW iBooks: http://apple.co/1RrtRer Kobo: http://bit.ly/1EyygTC Nook: http://bit.ly/1dHJCQ8
Read More →I’ve donated the first three Nocturne Falls novels to a charity auction that benefits the Navy Seal Foundation. And I’ll be signing the books to the highest bidder! Check out the auction here: Navy Seal Foundation Auction
Read More →I’m a member of several indie publishing groups and on occasion, I also frequent the Kindle Boards. A common, recurring issue for many authors is that of sales, or rather the lack of. My observation is that for many indie authors the sales they do make are in spite of their work, rather than because […]
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Read More →Doubt is a fact of life for everyone, not just writers, but for anyone involved in creative pursuits, doubt often feels more like a constant presence than an occasional thing. Most of us refer to this pestering voice as our inner editor. It nags us, tells us we’re not good enough and sometimes, keeps us […]
Read More →There is a sense of urgency among writers that I’ve never seen in any of the other industries I’ve worked in (which have been numerous). We are constantly in a state of deadline. We push ourselves to write more, write faster, write better. We need bigger ideas, more series, more marketing, more social media, more […]
Read More →1. Authors should never pay for reviews. 2. This business is hard. There are dues to be paid. There are no shortcuts. 3. Storytelling trumps all else. 4. I’d rather make my readers happy than my editor. 5. Writing what you love is more important than writing what’s hot. 6. Publishers lie. 7. You can’t […]
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