We’ve all heard of the Young Adult genre, most recently made popular by books such as Twilight and the Hunger Games. Those books were a bit too adult to be considered children’s books, and yet they were also not crafted with adult readers in mind. Therefore they fell into this strange in-between that has become … Continue reading »
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Self Publishing
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. -Winston Churchill Having been knee deep in the trenches of self-publishing for the last several months, I feel as though I’ve gotten a pretty good perspective on what’s really going on in the industry. Not an expert opinion, mind … Continue reading »
What makes a book…beautiful?
Happy Wednesday everyone!! I’m here today as a follow up to my book launch of When Empires Fall to impart some *hopefully* useful wisdom and tips to you in regards to book design and publishing! I am doing this post in conjunction with the awesome graphic design team over at Blue Harvest Creative, and you … Continue reading »
How to not make my mistakes and have a GREAT book launch!
Alright, so I’ve done this four times now, right? Dryad Quartet, four books…yep, four books published, and all unique book launches. While that doesn’t make me an expert BY ANY MEANS, it does at least mean that I’ve tried a lot of different strategies, both ones that have worked and ones that haven’t. Here’s my advice … Continue reading »
