Book reviews are everywhere. You can read them on people’s blogs, Goodreads is full of them, Amazon has more than you’d ever have time to read, and yet we keep writing more. Everyone is recommending books that you just “have” to read. Sometimes we do get reviews that say, “this wasn’t worth reading.” And other […]
Liebster Award Blog Tag
Yes, we are doing another blog tag this week. You all seem to enjoy them so I figured I might as well. Besides, it’s the 5th Tuesday of the month. The Liebster Award is an award passed around from blogger to blogger. The word Liebster is German, meaning sweet, kind, nice, dear, lovely, pleasant, valued, […]
7 Ways I Keep My To-Read List Low
There are so many books to read! Books from hundreds of genres and sub-genres, and sub-sub-genres. It’s very easy to make your “To Read” shelf grow to an unmanageable size. After all, so many books look good. But how do you know between what might be right for you, what might be okay, and what […]
Writing by the Seat of my Pants
What? You are one of those authors? You mean you never plan your stories out? How do you do it? You should read this great book on outlining your story. Don’t you have to outline and plan before you write? Yes, I am a “pantser.” I don’t plan my stories or books. I don’t outline […]
Blog Tag for May
Here’s another 5 Tuesdays month. And I have another blog tag for you to enjoy. At least I hope you enjoy it. 🙂 Rules: Thank the blogger that nominated you (and a link if you’re willing). √ I was nominated by Kate over at Once Upon an Ordinary. Thanks Kate! Nominate other bloggers. √ […]
Indie Publishing – Pros and Cons
When I first started out in the world of writing and publishing, I had no idea what I was doing. I didn’t know anyone else who had self-published their books like I do now. In fact, I wasn’t even sure how to get my book published. I started looking. I asked some people I was […]
Self-Publishing – the Pros & Cons
Self-Publishing, Indie Publishing–There is not much difference in the two. Most people use the terms interchangeably. But just remember, for the purpose of this blog series, we are going to use “Self-Publishing” to mean doing everything yourself or at least being in charge of everything, and “Indie Publishing” as paying a publishing house to publish […]
Traditional Publishing – Pros and Cons
I’d like to welcome Susan K. Marlow who has graciously agreed to share her insight into the world of Traditional Publishing. Welcome to the wonderful (and sometimes wacky) world of publishing as seen through the eyes of Susan K. Marlow, author of over twenty novels for readers ages six through sixteen (and up). I (Susan) […]
A Party & 3 Ways to Publish a Book
There’s a party happening on my Friday blog. Your invitation is at the bottom of this post. Come check it out! I’ve been asked many times how I publish my books. Do I publish with a publishing house? How do I get the books printed? Do I think self-publishing is better than traditional publishing? What […]
Books by Audio
Join the fun of the Indie e-Con! Testing, testing . . . 1–2–3. Can you hear me okay? Should I adjust the volume? Oh, hello. Join me in the studio today as we talk about audio books. In this era we have access to so many ways to publish books that it can get a […]