I have yet to meet a writer who didn’t want build a sustainable writing business (unless they already were) but many writers don’t think it’s possible. Including myself from time to time. I have doubts every week. It’s normal. Since 2nd grade, I knew I wanted a writing career. But it took me 30 years […]

What’s on your self-publishing production schedule? I’ve talked before that part of being a professional writer meant you needed to show up every day (thanks, Steven Pressfield). Showing up every day ready to work your tail off means you need a plan. You need a self-publishing production schedule. You also must hold yourself accountable. Unless […]

Trixie is ecstatic that she is about to reach her lifelong dream of owning a shop which is a combination bookstore, coffee shop, wine bar. It’s the best of all worlds. To make it even better she’s doing it with her best friends Sally and Cora. Everything is going smoothly until strange things start to […]

Editing Tips for the Self-Published Author I’m a writer. I like to write. In fact, I love to write. I love, love, love the making up stories aspect of being a writer. I do NOT, however, enjoy the mechanics of writing. The grammar and sentence structure part. And frankly, since spell check became a thing, […]

So you’re ready to embark on your author self-publishing journey. YAY!!!! You’ve come to the right place. There’s nothing I LOVE more than helping other writers pursue their dreams of self-publishing stardom except writing myself (and blogging, doing yoga, drinking coffee, and wine…lots of wine) I dreamed of being a writer since the 2nd grade, […]

Animals are the best thing in the world. Well, along with coffee and wine. While they are a lot of work I couldn’t imagine life without them. Watch me share why I keep adding dogs to my pack.