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Cue the Editor

When I set out on my self-publishing journey I knew that I’d need a good editor. I spoke to a friends, found a few people who might help, and sent them firstly my novella. The people I spoke to had varying degrees of warmth – all of them charging a reasonable rate but to me was half a fortune. Editing is expensive because its work. In my case a LOT (but… Read More

Category: On Writing Tags: #authors, #edit, #editing, #editors, #selfpub, #selfpublish, #selfpublishing, #writers, #writingcommunity, writerslife

The #WritingCommunity’s Inclusiveness & Support

We’re living in a world with a lot of chaos and fighting. Covid. The BLM movement. The art vs artists arguments. The truths coming about from the traditionally publishing industry, agencies that have had staff walk out, the disparaging differences for advances to black authors, and most recently the NYT revelations. *deep breath* All of these are confronting and difficult and we need to hear them. So… Read More

Category: Social Media Tags: #authors, #creativity, #selfpub, #selfpublish, #selfpublishing, #Writerscafe, #writingcommunity, writerslife, writing

Ugliness in The Publishing Industry

Ugliness in the Publishing Industry I’m angry. I’m furious. I’m at the end of my fucking rope. I’d like to say its about the BLM movement, and what’s happening in Australia and America is terrible. I’d like to say it’s the #Publishingpaidme tag and the disparagement between black authors and white authors is sickening. I’d like to say it’s the transphobic tweets from JK Rowling this morning but to be honest… Read More

Category: Social Media, Uncategorized Tags: #diversity, #indieauthor, #indieauthors, #indiebooks, #selfpub, #SelfPubIsHere, #selfpublish, #selfpublished, #selfpublishing, #writingcommunity, amwriting, indie, writing

Seeking Self-Publishing? Stop Here First

I started writing a seriously in 2014 and consequently, self-published called the Last Prophecy Series. My reason remains sound; it was a twenty-one novella and book fantasy steampunk series. Not exactly a trendy topic, succinct series, or the kind of project that would be over in a few years. But I was determined and it remains to be one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Getting an editor taught me a… Read More

Category: On Writing Tags: #authors, #indieauthors, #selfpub, #selfpublished, #selfpublishing, #write, #writers, #writingcommunity, goals, indie, writing

QoS: Awakening on Pre-order!

I wrote a book four year ago when a man told me that if I was writing I should write sex because it sells. The angry protagonist that came about from that one encounter was not about to put up with that sort of behaviour and I wrote an action fueled scifi romance in sixty days. But this romance wasn’t about a hero who comes in and makes demands, assumptions or uses… Read More

Category: Uncategorized Tags: #action, #amwritingromance, #ebook, #newrelease, #preorder, #psychic, #romance, #scifi, #selfpub, #series, #slowburn, #writingcommunity, amwriting, author

Rising from Darkness

I am super excited to announce that after four years of fighting for this story I will be self publishing my first scifi action romance, Queen of Spades, in late 2020! Cover credit to the FABULOUS Violeta who has gone above and beyond to make these amazing and true to the aesthetics’s of the books, with a true tone for the power that Ayla wields in spite of what befalls… Read More

Category: Uncategorized Tags: #action, #coverreveal, #romance, #scifi, #selfpub, #selfpublishing, #trilogy, author, writerslife, writing

Wolf at the Door

I’m having a rant. Want to know why? Because people are being bullied. Being threatened. Being made to feel unwelcome and unwanted in the #WritingCommunity. I wish this wasn’t the first time I’ve spoken about how I’ve seen or been guilted in the #WritingCommunity about what I do with my Twitter, Facebook and Instagram pages, but I’d be a damn liar. Anyone who’s followed me would know I have… Read More

Category: Social Media Tags: #authors, #blackmail, #book, #books, #bullied, #bullying, #community, #dreams, #ebook, #F4F, #followers, #indieauthors, #marketing, #Publishers, #reading, #selfpub, #SocialMedia, #Twitter, #writers, #writingcommunity, amwriting, indie, writing

Trademark & You

There has been a lot of talk lately about the #darkgate incident closely resembling #cockygate and some of you are already looking at me thinking… what? Okay rehash in a few simple lines for a subject that is anything but; Feleena Hopkins, tried to trademark the word “Cocky” in the US for her cowboy themed books. Subsequently she threatened and scared many authors into yanking titles offline, but the backlash against… Read More

Category: Uncategorized Tags: #authors, #cockygate, #copyright, #darkgate, #selfpub, #selfpublishing, #trademark, #writingcommunity, writerslife, writing

An Honest Review

There is a battle on Twitter at the moment. I first witnessed it from several readers who were attacked by Indie authors for leaving anything but a five-star review. Authors… attacking readers. What kind of a fucked-up person do you have to be to attack your own consumers? One reader had given four stars, and posted a glowing review, but took it down after the indie author not tracked them… Read More

Category: Uncategorized Tags: #amreading, #authors, #books, #honesty, #indieauthor, #indieauthors, #indiebooks, #read, #readers, #reviews, #selfpub, #selfpublished, #selfpublishing, #writingcommunity, indie, writerslife, writing

Book Marketing

I am going to preface this by stating I don’t have all the answers. There is a lot of information out there that doesn’t tell you certain things, like signing up with certain marketing companies doesn’t work unless you write their genre, or your book isn’t ready, or you write a series. And most of all as an indie author, I made a lot of mistakes I am hoping to show… Read More

Category: Uncategorized Tags: #authors, #bookmarketing, #books, #ebook, #indieauthors, #marketing, #selfpub, #SelfPubIsHere, #selfpublished, #selfpublishing

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