DIY Book Cover Design, pt. 2

Hey! You're back. Today we're going to begin work on the front cover. If you're not "back" but showing up for the first time, check out my post from last week before you get too far, as I cover some pretty important questions you need to ask yourself before you decide to make your own book …

DIY Book Cover Design, pt. 1

If you've been following this blog for a while, you may remember a post of mine from a while back discussing making your own book covers. If not, and you'd like to check it out, here it is. This is going to be a fairly lengthy blog series, and I hope you're in it until …

NaNoWriNope

  [So, I know this post was supposed to be yesterday, but you'll have to forgive me as we had Hurricane Michael's remnants coming through. Between power glitches, cool weather for me to watch, tragic photos I couldn't stop staring at, and checking in on family and friends, making sure this was posted just wasn't …

Posts Revisited: Writing Sucks

Happy Monday, one and all! Here in South Carolina we are gearing up for Hurricane Florence. It's supposed to be a doozy, though I'm getting conflicting reports on what to truly expect. Some say it'll hit SC directly, some say it should hit closer to North Carolina. Either way, we're looking at some craptastic weather …

Well, That Was A Bad Week

Happy Monday, e'erbody! I hope you're well, happy, and creatively fulfilled! Before I get too far into this post, let me just say a huge thank you to the wonderful ladies who stepped in and guest-blogged for me recently. Please, please check out their posts! KT Daxon Vania Rheault RR Willica Jewel E. Leonard DA …

Fiery Character Interview: Guest Post by DA Henneman

Happy Monday, folks! I hope you had a great weekend. My Saturday was wonderfully productive...my Sunday rather lazy. Today, I'm proud to introduce you to D.A. Henneman, one of the kindest, sweetest people you could ever hope to find! She's such a credit to the Indie publishing community, and I am delighted to have her …

Tomorrow is Alabama Rain Release Day!

Unless you've stumbled upon this blog with no foreknowledge of me whatsoever, you know that I've written this little tome called Alabama Rain. (Little? It's just shy of 100k words.) But tomorrow is its release day. I've spent two years obsessing over it, shaping it, ripping it apart, crying over it, reworking it, walking away …

Alabama Rain Progress

Happy Thursday, ya'll! ♥ I've been pretty freaking quiet on social media as of late, but I swear it's for a very good reason. Alabama Rain is so close to being ready. SO. FREAKING. CLOSE. The good news is that those who have read advanced copies have had some amazing things to say. For instance: …

Reading for Writers

Happy Monday, folks! I'm still busy wrapping up Alabama Rain, so my wonderfully amazing, gorgeous, and super-talented author friend, Vania Rheault, was gracious enough to provide a guest post about the importance of reading! (Something I bet most of us wish we did more of!) Thanks, Vania!! ♥   Stephen King famously said, “If you …

Guest Post: Word of Mouth

Happy Monday, everyone! I'm taking a little blogging break this week as I am finishing up Alabama Rain, but I'm pleased to announce that fellow indie author, KT Daxon, has stepped up to contribute a guest post! Thanks, KT! Without further adieu, let's see what KT has to say! The Advantages of Word of Mouth: …