Kobo Plus is a great way to support your favorite authors AND your reading habit I’m going to be brutally honest and say something that might not be super popular. I most definitely am in this business for the money. That’s not to say writing isn’t my passion. It is. I’ll be cranking out stories until my […]

Things you’ll learn after self-publishing your novel The real, the silly, and the sarcastic things you’ll learn after self-publishing your novel, as told by a self-publishing author: 80% of traffic on your website will be ads for web designers, PR companies, and people looking to unload a Russian bride on you. 20% of traffic on […]

Acceptable reasons for bothering me while I’m writing.  There are 10 – only 10- acceptable reasons for bothering me while I’m writing. Those reasons are: Blood, death, and/or dismemberment (and if it’s dismemberment, it better be important parts. No pinky toes, or fingertips) You have the perfect plot point to get me past my […]

Negative Reviews, Remarkable Nonetheless Self-published authors and handling negative reviews: A few things to keep in mind​For a self-published author, getting a negative review is like having someone tell you your kid’s ugly. And stupid. It hurts and you want to argue. You want to rage against the mouth-breathing, quarter-witted miscreant who dared disrespect your […]

Top 6 self-publishing myths that piss me off I’d like to think we’ve all moved past the days when self-publishing was considered nothing short of sacrilegious. After all, self-publishing is a billion-dollar industry, and wild success stories are becoming more and more common. But even today, the self-publishing stigma still rears its ugly head on […]

Things a romance hero would never do We love you guys, but maybe this list, which contains things I’ve heard men do (no, not you, honey, but other men), is the reason why so many women love romance novels. Because a romance novel hero would never: Leave beard hair in the sink. (Hey, Chewbacca, how about wiping […]

Be your own biggest fan. Others will follow. To sign with an agent or not…that is the question.The answer seems simple, right? Of course you want to sign with an agent! What idiot would turn down an agent’s offer of representation? Well, looking back at my journey to publication, I wish I would’ve been that idiot.​I started […]