Author: Author

  • Getting Re-energized to Write

    If you are a writer you know where this is going. If not, listen up. As a writer I go through periods where I really want to write and I…

  • Closing My Gift Wrap Shop

    Yes, I had to do it because sales were not enough to cover the monthly fee on Shopify. That’s how it goes in the book selling world sometimes. BUT you…

  • So What Happened at the Decatur Book Festival?

    OK you guys, I just got back from the festival and it was amazing! I met lots of indie authors and ran into a few I already knew. The atmosphere…

  • Audiobook Lessons

    As you may know, the audiobook version of As Gray As Black & White is now available on Amazon and iTunes and will soon be distributed widely through Dreamscape. I…

  • Prepping for a Book Fest

    Ever since I was accepted to the Decatur Book Festival in Georgia I’ve been stressing! That festival is a HUGE deal and its a tradition in the Atlanta area. Last…

  • Checking back in

    Hey I know it’s been a minute since I’ve been on here so let me catch you up: As you know I started experimenting with marketing my book and I’ve…

  • A Book Review that Worked

    I’ve heard a lot about professional book reviews like Kirkus and Publisher’s Weekly and initially I’d always thought they were free. That the reviewer heard of the book and decided…

  • The Black Hole of Marketing

    I don’t know about you but sometimes I feel I am sending all my marketing dollars (of which I have little) into a black hole. I am careful not to…

  • Are You a Plantser?

    I don’t know if this is a term but it’s how i describe my writing approach. Aside from absorbing all I could from staple advice on the trade, from such…

  • My Booktok Savior

    I am beyond elated to tell you that I found a booktok reviewer who fell in love with my YA historical, As Gray As Black & White, and my sales…