Editing some of my writing today and here are two revelations about myself – Apparently I’m perfectly happy to use the Oxford comma in my fiction – but I’m always reluctant to use semi-colons. They just feel pretentious to me – I’m not even sure why. I always want to use a comma before I…
I can’t believe it’s been over a year since I posted to the blog. I had such momentum in October 2020 – I thought I was ready to publish only to find out that I’d lost the newest, most edited version of my manuscript… over a year later I’m still working through it again. I…
I feel confident enough in to officially announce that my novel Rell is going to be available as an ebook through Amazon in November 2020! Yay! You can click here to see the ebook cover and read the book description. In addition, starting next week I will have the first two chapters available for free.…
I’m nervous about putting my work out into the world. What if everyone hates it? What if they think it’s stupid? What if I offend someone? Well lucky for me the only thing that makes me more anxious than all of that is how I’m going to feel if I look back at my life…
So I’m still pondering cover design … maybe this as a background instead of the photo? In some ways I know it’s more important just to get the book published, but until it’s done I’ll probably keep pondering options. OriginalWorkSelf Publishing
Thanks to lots of hours on Pixabay and pouring through my own photos I think I’ve decided on this photo for the cover of Rell. It’s by Pixabay photographer DaveInTucson and I think it captures the atmospheric desert vibe of the novel’s setting. For the books cover I’m going to focus on the hills and…
Spent three hours today working on getting a novel manuscript ready for ebook publishing with Amazon. One good thing about going through the agony of multiple hopeful, encouraging query letters before just deciding to publish on my own is how little I care about making tons of money with this book. Yes, money is great,…
I’ve always been a bit of a DIY person when it comes to creative tasks – if I can find a way to do it myself I will. But after a year and a half of letting my ready-to-publish manuscript sit on the digital shelf waiting for me to get around to formatting it, I’ve…
