let’s talk serials
One of my goals for this year is to Try New Things. Not only does it mean writing out of the box, but it also means trying new ways of reaching readers with my stories. Such as web serialization. Now,...
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friday this and that
Are you a NaNoWriMo winner planning to self-publish for the first time? My fabulous and generous cover artist, Ravven, is giving away a FULL publishing package to one deserving writer–complete with...
View Article4 things I’m doing as a creative entrepreneur
Last year, I crossed the line from writing as a hobby to writing as part-time work. I get to wear a businessperson hat as well as an artist’s beret. Looking at my writing through an entrepreneurial...
View Articlebusiness resource: the freelancer’s survival guide
I usually wake up on Thursdays with an extra spring to get me out of bed (and, boy, do I need all the help I can get!). Not only is Thursday past the halfway point of the school school (one day away...
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cartoon jaguars talk art and business
Last week, I talked about what I’ve learned from my favorite how-to freelance book, The Freelancer’s Survival Guide by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. The week prior to that, I shared 4 things I’m doing as a...
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proofs! and a release!
My proofs for Rainbird and Mourning Cloak arrived earlier this week. Aren’t they pretty? They look EVEN BETTER in real life. There really is nothing like seeing your name on the cover of a physical...
View Article3 Self-Publishing Mistakes I’ve Made
A little over a year ago, I published–with much fear and trembling–my broken fairy tale collection, Shattered. (I felt sick to my stomach after I clicked the Publish button. If it hadn’t been for the...
View Articlewriting & publishing update
It’s been a while since I did one of these. It may not look it from my blog posts of late, but I have been a busy worker bee behind the scenes. I just finished the final copyedits on Quartz, Book One...
View ArticleHappy Mail Day and other musings
I got an unexpected royalty check in the mail today. It’s not huge, but it’s not peanuts either, easily matching my best selfpub months. I joke to my husband that my tradpub sales pay for my selfpub...
View Articlewriting update
It’s been a while since I did a State of the Writing update. So. Flare, Book 2 of The Sunless World series, has been handed over for proofreading and formatting. This is the last planned book in the...
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