Posts on Writing and Self-Publishing

Should writing a book series be part of your writing strategy? We all know that writing a novel is the easy part. Selling one (or several) is much more challenging. Becoming an author who makes enough to live off of and pay your bills is difficult. Difficult but completely possible. If you approach your writing…Read More

Figuring out how to write a book is easy. Actually writing the book is hard. If you don’t have a plan what’s to say anything will get done? Nothing if we listen to the advice of Ben Franklin. When I was a kid, my grandmother always joked that she’d get to her to do list…Read More

Author Goal Setting You’ve decided you want to be an author when you grow up. And not just any author but one who makes a living writing. That’s an awesome goal. Making a living doing what you love is the most wonderful feeling in the world. What’s holding you back? There are 2 things I…Read More

Hi, I’m so glad you stopped by! Do you like fiction novels? Then you’re in the right place. I not only write them but I also LOVE helping other authors realize their dreams. I now have 17 fiction and 3 non-fiction books published, not counting the boxed sets. It was 17 until I took 2 down (in…Read More

The author platform. Do You Have One? Some might argue that if you’re a fiction author, an author platform isn’t as important than if you’re a non-fiction author. But I don’t necessarily agree. Here are my thoughts about building an author platform if you’re a fiction author. The great thing about today’s level of technology…Read More