I’m finally ready to publish the next in the Rowe-Delamagente series, Twenty-four Days: A former SEAL, a brilliant scientist, a love-besotted nerd, and a quirky AI have twenty-four days to stop a terrorist attack. The problems: They don’t know what it is, where it is, or who’s involved. I have a cover: …a good Kirkus review: … Continue reading
I joined Goodreads as a digital way to keep track of the books I read. Over time, it has grown to a community where I chat with like-minded bibliophiles who love books, words, and anything related. Here are some of the activities I pursue on Goodreads: Chat with those who read the same book There … Continue reading
Stephanie Faris’ newest Piper Morgan book hit the Amazon shelves today–November 16th–and I’m excited to be part of this blog party. Here’s what Piper Morgan to the Rescue, third in the four-book series, is all about: Piper is super excited to help out at Bark Street, a local animal shelter in town. Who wouldn’t want … Continue reading
Marketing To Hunt a Sub, my debut novel, is a whole lot different from my non-fiction pieces. In those, I could rely on my background, my expertise in the subject, and my network of professional friends to spread the word and sell my books. Fiction–not so much. For one thing, I don’t have prior fiction … Continue reading
I have a plethora of books in my library on writing, but a dearth on marketing what I’ve written. That’s a mistake. Most authors I know end up spending as much time marketing their books as writing them. Why don’t we get professional guidance as often for the latter as the former? One reason for … Continue reading
Timeless is Crystal’s long-awaited Book 3 in the Maiden of Time trilogy. I’m thrilled to be part of the Cover Reveal for this paranormal historic YA novel. Alexia races against her own clock and the birth of her child to stop the Soulless from existing. All three of the books in this series have the … Continue reading
I’m finally ready to put my thriller, To Hunt a Sub, out there into the marketplace. I have a cover, a good Kirkus review, a blurb, and a modest amount of courage, but I need your help. As a self-pub Indie author, ‘how we roll’ is by spreading the news via word of mouth. Here’s what I’m … Continue reading
Tech Tips for Writers is a (sometimes) weekly post on overcoming Tech Dread. I’ll cover issues that friends, both real-time and virtual, have shared. Feel free to post a comment about a question you have. I’ll cover it in a future Tip. Q: Some writing websites/blogs are confusing. I click through way too many options … Continue reading
Please welcome guest blogger, Linda Craig. She is a blogger and freelance journalist so spends a lot of time at the keyboard, putting virtual pen to paper. Today, she’s going to share what she avoids in her professional writing. A few of these suggestions may surprise you: As a creative writer, you really need to develop … Continue reading
At a recent #IWSG confab, I was whining to online friends about the difficulty of marketing my books. I got a long list of great comments, both on the blog and via emails from writers who have approaches that worked well for them. To share these with you and then continue the conversation, I chose a Google … Continue reading
