Today’s letter on the A to Z Blogging Challenge is “T”, and if there is something that has been on my mind lately it is teaching. A few weeks ago, a retiring teacher Gerald Conti posted to Facebook about the teaching profession as it stands today. The letter went viral. In it, Conti cited the … Continue reading »
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Know Your Demographic
If there is one thing that many independent and amateur writers fall for is the idea that their particular genre or idea for a novel will be an instant best seller. As I write this I imagine billions of writers out there toiling away at novels they deeply believe are books that people will want … Continue reading »
Why Do I Write?
I’ve had a pretty rough week as a writer. I have quibbled over two projects I currently have in the works, and realized that I haven’t really done enough in the planning stage to continue. I have spent the past two days without a single word written and it’s killing me. My problems are thus: … Continue reading »
5 Nearly Free Ways to Promote Your Book
I have enjoyed some success with my latest book This Broken Earth. Currently Book 1 has been downloaded over 500 times, some of them being sold through Amazon Kindle, Nook and mostly Smashwords as a free download. This wasn’t easy, however, and took a lot of work on my part, but with a little knowhow and … Continue reading »
Stress and the Part Time Writer
I write novels as a part time gig. I do not have any illusions. I know I don’t have time to do all the promotion I need to do, so this blog, my Facebook page and my Twitter account are about the extent of my marketing strategy. I have several jobs: 1. I teach full … Continue reading »
Because You Are a Writer…
…you corner total strangers in elevators and share with them the sordid details of your latest villain’s origin story. …you get up early and stay up late. …you cause your cousin to never speak to you again one Thanksgiving because you are so “opinionated”. …you see your spouse give you that look that says “Ok, … Continue reading »
How to Network Your Writing Platform
If you are a writer and you have chosen not to network because you don’t have time and you are sitting in your writing cave, churning out tomes of material that few people see, then come out into the sunlight of social media and blogging and grab a shovel. There is work to be done. … Continue reading »
5 Reasons Why Writers Need Social Media
As a writer, I would say that social media has to be one of the greatest tools I could use to get the word out about my work. When I published my first book, I used Facebook to announce book signings and updates about how the book was selling. That was 2009, and I’ve been … Continue reading »
5 Things You Should Know About Graphicly: For Comic Book Self-Publishing
I have a very dear friend who is probably one of the most amazing artists I have ever known. All he has ever been about is art, but his dream is to publish comic books of his own design. He has some fantastic ideas, ideas that are unique and would reach a wide audience. If … Continue reading »
