This topic comes up a lot when we discuss Beta Readers. I have had the pleasure of working with fiercely loyal Beta's who would never even think of stealing my work but if you don't know trustworthy people who you would be comfortable giving the task, you can find Beta's in all sorts of places … Continue reading Copyright: Protecting your Gold
Tag: books
TBR (To be read)…
I spent all last year, finishing SIX manuscripts. Crazy, I know, but I did almost NO reading last year that didn't involve Audiobooks. This still counts as reading but many Indie Authors don't release their books on audio early in their careers, so I was missing out on supporting them and reading some untapped talent. … Continue reading TBR (To be read)…
Interview and latest news
An excellent friend and an amazing author in his own right, Joseph Samaniego interviewed me this week! Joseph is a sensational world builder. His Fantasy titles were some of the first I explored in the genre and he did not disappoint. Check out his titles here. In my interview I dished on my history as … Continue reading Interview and latest news
October is over: Updates
Hey! I haven't posted since.... Not even gonna say but I would like to do an update now, if that's okay... Today, November 2nd, Dia de los Muertes, I finished a manuscript. Yay! So lemme give you a run down on which manuscripts are complete and their statuses: Inside Out: Michael Taylor 1 - Available … Continue reading October is over: Updates
July, going on August
Another NaNoWriMo almost down, another lost event for me. BUT as you can see from the last line of this tweet... I only failed because I am SO in love with THREE different WIP I have going on. Not only has Completion been begging me to put some words to it, but I have two … Continue reading July, going on August
Books and Business
If you believe writing should ONLY be about passion and authors shouldn't care about making money... this post is not for you. Let's agree to disagree. I am an advocate for authors getting paid for their work. Period. Why? Have you written a story before?? It's maddening. Especially for people like me who have anxiety … Continue reading Books and Business
Target Audience…
Cause not everyone wants to read your book. LOL. Seriously. Being a New York Times Best Seller does not mean that EVERYONE read your book. It means tons of people did. I think we can all name the MANY best sellers that we have not read... SO, today I want to talk to you about … Continue reading Target Audience…
What you don’t know…
Could fill a book? Won't hurt you? I don't know about that, but we all have somethings we need to learn. I am an avid learner and researcher. I can't tell you how many times I google things during the day. And it shocks me that other people are cool being ignorant to information. No … Continue reading What you don’t know…
-LY must die
I read one little article about writing structure and all hell broke loose. -LY must die!