(This is an excerpt from my Indie Author Survival Guide, available on Kindle and Nook.) What Did You Forget To Pack? We talked a lot about fear earlier (see Taking the Road Less Traveled), but I distinctly remember having a fear in the very beginning that I would forget some intensely important detail in publishing my first indie book, and it would be… Read More

I had the pleasure of listening to Tommy Hancock, Editor-in-Chief of Pro Se Productions, speak about the revitalization of Pulp Fiction at a conference (where I presented last month) – he calls it New Pulp, and it’s everything you think of pulp fiction and more. What started as a way to use leftover “pulpy” paper to create cheap stories evolved into… Read More

Teacher and Librarian Friends! I’m so excited to be part of a giveaway just for you! It’s sponsored by my indie middle grade group, The Emblazoners. They’re putting out a catalog of great middle grade books, with all kinds of information to help you decide if they’re right for your students and patrons. To celebrate, we’re giving away gift cards… Read More

   (This is an excerpt from my Indie Author Survival Guide, available on Kindle and Nook.) Ch 4.10 Five Tips for Building Buzz I just released a new book! (Woot! Hurray! *runs around flailing* Um… hello? *crickets*) Everyone would like the world to stop in its rotation on their book release day, because, well… the world stops for us when our baby is launched into the… Read More

Mon ami, French author Julien Morgan, has penned a story that has a Starship Commander by the name of Susan Quinn… in French! It’s out and available – if you read French, pick it up and let me know if I save the day. “The Stars Also Stare” On Amazon (in French) Half a century after an alien signal is received at… Read More

   (This is an excerpt from my Indie Author Survival Guide, available on Kindle and Nook.) Ch 4.9 Make a Marketing Plan I’m big on making plans (see Writer’s Mission Statement and Five Year Plan).  All plans are meant to change, but marketing plans more than most. Making a Marketing Plan can help organize your thinking, but then choosing the particular marketing activities that are going to… Read More