Like many educated professionals turned writers, I initially thought self-editing was all I needed. I have several University degrees; I don’t need an editor. Feel free to imagine the stomping foot. As with many, many ideas I initially had about self-publishing, I was wrong. Let me just repeat that. I. Was. Wrong. So now that…
A while back I talked about how to launch a book and presented my book launch marketing plan (see the article here). One of the essential elements of my marketing plan is guest blogging. Guest blogging is a great way to showcase your writing, highlight a new release, and find new readers. I frequently host…
When I started on my self-publishing journey, everyone (seriously, ev-er-y-one) said I had to build an author platform. An essential part of this platform they said is a blog. Like a good little girl (something I’m usually not), I set up a website and added a blog to it. In the beginning, I absolutely hated…
For those of you who are about to congratulate me for my sobriety, don’t. Although I suffer from bouts of sobriety, which are normally linked to yet another attempt at dieting, I will never ever give up the happy juice for good. (If you’re a nerd like me, you can read the explanation behind the…
Let me start by saying that I am in no way or manner an expert in marketing or being an author for that matter. I am, however, a voracious reader. I read at least one book a day, sometimes two, and on the not-totally-rare occasion three. I’m a huge supporter of indie writers because –…
This topic is near and dear to my heart. My novel, Life Discarded, has a somewhat unconventional happy ending. Yes, I said happy because no matter what anyone else says, I think the ending was the best possible outcome for Morgan. Apparently it doesn’t matter that I intended Morgan to have a happy ending, many…
I thought I knew what a clean read was and, realizing that the majority of cozy mysteries are clean reads, I ‘cleaned’ up my latest release. No swearing and no sex is to be found in Never Trust a Skinny Cupcake Baker. That’s what a clean read is, right? Um, I guess not. I had…
My latest novel, Never Trust a Skinny Cupcake Baker, is arriving on virtual bookshelves today. It seems like the perfect moment to discuss timing and book launches. I never thought anything about the best time to publish a book before I released my first book. I released Unforeseen Consequences in August – smack dab in…
Gosh, I’m exhausted! Trying to find bloggers, people, anyone to review my upcoming book is tiring, to say the least. I wrote about finding reviewers earlier (see my blog post here). In that post I kept things general – a list of where to look and definitely where not to look for reviews. I advised…
I’m a huge fan of streamlining work. This was a major problem when I was working as an attorney and had to account for every freaking minute I worked, but that’s not what you’re here to read about. When I first started self-publishing, I did a ton of research on marketing and launching my book….
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