Check out my latest interview, compliments of Rainy Of The Dark. I just love her name too; it’s so broody and mysterious. Perhaps I should have a cool name like that. Like: Kiersten Of The Fellowship Of the Rings. I think that might be taken. How about Kiersten Of The Fay. That works. But you… Continue Reading →
Before You Know It (Defeating Distractions)
So I woke up this morning, my day off, and thought, “I would like to write all day today.” Easier said than done. First off, I suppose I’ll have to eat at some point. Lunch, and probably dinner too. Breakfast is usually an entire pot of coffee, don’t worry, it’s one of those little Mr…. Continue Reading →
Halfway Through; Nowhere Near Done
Directly after my first paranormal romance novel, Demon Possession, was published in April, I started working on book 2 of my Shadow Quest Series, Demon Slave. With the first book, I had immersed myself so deeply into the two main characters that it took me a while to get out of their heads and figure… Continue Reading →
Everyone is Freaking the Frick Out
So Amazon is going through some changes and many authors (well, the ones who mainly self-promote on Amazon threads) are freaking the frick out. I used to like going to the threads and chatting about off-the-wall topics, without any kind of self-promotion. But now everything seems to turn into a nasty argument, even without self-promoting… Continue Reading →
Oh Hell, What To Do…
So, a friend and colleague of mine, Leia Shaw, who is also self-published, has been chatting with me about traditional publishing vs. self-publishing, and I hope she doesn’t mind that I’m using a part of a letter I wrote to her in this blog. I think a lot about traditional publishing. It would be wonderful… Continue Reading →
We’re All Beggars on Promotion Ave.
Gaining book reviews for any author is important toward the promotion of their work. Most publishing companies make sure there are reviews for their books far in advance, weather solicited, purchased, or from an in-house team of reviewers, ready to get out the good word. For a self-published author, it’s a little different. Most of… Continue Reading →
Into The Scrap Bin…
Into the scrap bin. I’ve been doing a lot of research on publishing and promoting and am getting my foot into a lot of doors. I read a lot of blogs by other writers, some with sour-grapes, and some with more of a business attitude. I hear a lot of comments about the success of… Continue Reading →
What Now?
I’ve published my book in all the e-reader formats necessary, and set it up for sale in the major online book outlets. So what do I do now? I was intending to be an e-writer only but, after doing a little research on what it will take to publish a physical book and get it… Continue Reading →
Demon Possession – AVAILABLE NOW!
I’m super excited to announce that Demon Possession (Shadow Quest – Book 1) is now available in ebook format. You can find it on Amazon, Barnes and Nobel, or Smashwords. I’ve already received such great feedback from everyone. Thanks guys! Self-publishing has been such a trial-and-error experience—A charting new territory type of venture—that I’m a… Continue Reading →
How Can You Write Better
I once went to visit Niagara Falls and upon seeing it, thought, “Wow.” But is that the best word? Isn’t there a better word to describe one of the world’s natural wonders? Commanding, elegant, grandson, sublime. There are probably a million words in every language imaginable that are better than, wow. Although I think wow… Continue Reading →
