Category: Easier Read Than Done

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Marketing for Authors (even introverts)

Sometimes you feel that you have no business writing if you don’t have the following of someone like Stephen King or Anne Rice. I was spending more money on editing than I was making on book sales and was being pushed to create an LLC. So I delved back into the world of marketing. I…
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Business Planning for Authors

When I first started writing, I never considered making it a job. It made me happy to share stories and learn new skills. Once I made the switch and turned it into a business, it threw me into the deep end with questions like, Where do you see your business in 5 years? I didn’t…
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The Pros and Cons of Self-Publishing

The Pros and Cons of Self-Publishing Pros of Self-Publishing: Cons of Self-Publishing:

Reflection on How My Blogging Has Evolved Since I Began

Reflect on how your blogging techniques have evolved over the years, and learn from my mistakes so you can become a better blogger, too.

A Book Review: How These Three Books Changed My Life

Reading can be a transformative experience. It can challenge us to think differently, expand our horizons, and open our eyes to new possibilities. In this book review, I discuss three books that had a profound effect on my life.

The Broken Bond is Free

 As I’ve been posting for the last few weeks, I will release the first book in the Chronicles of Discovery in April. The Broken Bond will introduce you to the world of Illia and its inhabitants. What I didn’t tell you was that this first in a series book is free. Yes, you heard me…
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The Naming of a Series

I’ve finally named UFBS (unnamed fantasy book series). The series’ name has become The Chronicles of Discovery. The books finally have better names than UFB1, UFB2, UFB3 (Unnamed Fantasy Book 1,2,3, respectively). Honestly, I was worried that I might not find a name I liked before I launched book one in April. I considered and…
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Continuing Character Development

A few weeks ago I previewed some preliminary character development. Mainly the aesthetic of the main character with photo inspiration. Offered by digital artists and Instagram models and a few details of the main characters life. After deciding or even using a random generator to decide some general traits. I often start looking deeper into…
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Setbacks

I’m going to share something very personal this week. It’s about suffering setbacks. Recently this happened to me in a very profound way. It affected everything in my life. The last week of April was exciting, I took my computer to my son, and we replaced the motherboard, processor, RAM, and graphics card. We replaced…
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