One week has passed since I released Hyacinth - book #2 of the Svatura series - and I could not be more thrilled with the results and feedback so far!!! Not to toot my own horn... however, I am currently head of the marketing department as well as the author. The differences between launching my... Continue Reading →
I am on track to publish my 2nd book - Hyacinth - which is a follow-on to Blue Violet. As I get closer to publishing, I've realized that this book launch will be different from the first one. And I may need to do more/other activities to promote the book when I release Hyacinth. With... Continue Reading →
I realize that it's probably tacky to talk about money/sales/profits quite so publicly. However, as an indie author, I find this topic relevant and probably interesting to other indie authors out there. In addition, I want to ask my fans an important question related to my own books. So I'm taking a bit of risk by... Continue Reading →
Once I had published my debut novel, Blue Violet, on Kindle, I thought that the bulk of the publishing work was behind me. However, I underestimated two things: the number of people who still prefer print and how long it would take me to get the print version published. I always planned on publishing a print... Continue Reading →
Before I ever became a writer, I was (and continue to be) first and foremost a lover of stories. I am a voracious consumer of stories in all their forms: books - from multiple genres, movies - from the silent era on up, history lectures - I minored in history, story time at the local... Continue Reading →
I am working on a kick ass book description. It will be the first thing people read on Kindle when deciding if they want to buy the book or not. I have to say that I'm struggling with this task a bit. Here's what's making it tricky... The book, titled Blue Violet, is paranormal (with a little... Continue Reading →
