When Writing Joy Disappears
Do you remember those first heady weeks (or years) of writing before you published? The determination to make time to write the story burning inside you to be written? Publishing should only increase that delight in following your dream and pursuing your passion. Right? The truth is…not so much. When you are writing that first
My Recipe: Find Joy in Your Writing
My recipe for finding joy in your writing: (As with all advice, take only what works for you and ignore the rest. This is what works for me. 😊 Also, this is not advice for hitting best seller lists or making enough money to quit your day job. This is about recovering the happiness that
Creating Audiobook Excerpts
Have you seen the cool audio excerpts for books, podcasts, etc. and wondered how to make them? I sure did when I brought out my first indie audiobook (it wasn’t/isn’t an option for my traditionally published titles). Only, I had no clue how to do it. So, I asked my friend, who had successfully launched
Stickers and Other Book Swag
Before I give you links to my favorite purveyors of personalized swag, let’s address the elephant in the room. Space and money for bulk orders. We don’t all have it. This is where having a community is key. When you design swag that is unique to your genre, but not your books, you can split
Tropes and How (not) to Use Them
Like it, or hate it…tropes sell books. Every fiction popular genre has them, as do some of the nonfiction genres. Even literary fiction has popular tropes, though they are rarely referred to as such. 😉 But inserting a trope for marketing value can ruin the underlying story. It can also enhance it. We’ve all read
Tips for Writers: Affordable Bookmarks
The more time I spend on social media in the author/writer space, the more I realize how much we can help each other. I’m far from having all the answers, but what I do know, I will share. Let’s start with something that a lot of authors need and not all believe they can afford: bookmarks.