Helpful Nonfiction for Writers

I am my own muse; I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to know better. -Frida Kahlo Earlier today I tweeted a little about my Sunday: So yesterday was kinda crazy. We redecorated our bedroom and since it’s more spring-like than wintery in SC, we did our spring cleaning. But I …

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Operation: Digital Declutter

Hi, I'm Aila. And I have a problem. Today's scheduled blog post was supposed to be about my other hobby: Weaving. You know, those big pretty things people sometimes hang on their wall? Yeah, I enjoy making them. But I'm home sick today (yesterday for you) and I don't feel like setting up the photography …

Posts Revisited: The Success Mindset for Introverts

Howdy, folks. I'm a little under the weather, and was so glad to see I'd scheduled today for revisiting an old post. Normally I might engage in some light banter here before we dive right in, but, I'm far more interested in getting back to some hot tea, so let's pretend I've been witty and …

Self-Care Sunday: Five-Minute Miracles

Good afternoon, friends! I was posed a question at work the other day: Why do I write (even occasionally) about self-care? After all, I am an author. Shouldn't my blog be all about writing tips and information about self-publishing etc. etc. My response: A lot of authors, especially self-publishing authors, neglect themselves in some fashion. We work …

Canva Tips, part one

Good morning, folks! One of my sweet friends has recommended for some time now that I write a blog post about Canva, specifically my tips and tricks, so here goes: First, I am going to assume you know what Canva is because I only talk about it all the time. Second, this is not an affiliate post. …

Twenty Nineteen

Happy New Year, my loves! I hope you had the most wonderful holiday season that has ever holidayed. Let's address my title image for a moment: 2018 sucked. It did for me, anyway, and I know it wasn't the best for several of my nearest and dearest. But, in an endeavor not to dwell on …

Mockolate

Do you remember the episode of Friends where Monica takes a job testing a new product called Mockolate, a nasty chocolate substitute that fizzed in Monica's mouth? This isn't that sort of mockolate. We're doing a secret Santa thing at work and, well, it's no secret around the office I am a fan of dark …

DIY Cover Design, pt. 5

Guess what.... Today I have a video for you. YUP. You read that correctly. A VIDEO. (Let me preface this with an apology for my extremely nervous voice and small lapses in coherence...I was quite nervous.) Here's part five of the DIY Cover series. Assembling in Photoshop Thanks for watching! xoxo I know I'm not …

DIY Book Covers, Pt. 4

We're not far from wrapping up this series. If you're just joining us, check out Part One, Part Two, Part Two.Five, and Part Three. All right, it's time to turn over our book and concentrate on the back. There is a LOT of information you might choose to put on the back of your novel. …

DIY Book Cover Design, pt. 2.5

Happy Monday, folks! Let's get down to brass tacks, shall we? If you haven't seen the first two posts in this series, please direct yourself to them first. Part One Part Two Now, I know last week I said we were going to move on to spines and back covers today...but I've had a few …