Today, “self-publishing” and “independent-publishing” are mostly the same thing.  The group contains both authors who struggled to...

Just me, looking at my phone, my tablet, or my monitor, hoping a review comes in.  Wondering if all those people who read the book even...

For generations now, we’ve been taught that it’s the big name publishers.  We’ve been carefully socialized to accept that someone with a...

That’s how I feel right now.  I have 2 new series being released, but advertising them is frustrating.  Why dump a lot of money into them...

I wanted to know what percentage of independent authors are successful.  Well, that’s a real broad term, isn’t it?  What does that word...

What, not the answer you wanted to hear?  Probably not.  So many people are trying desperately to crank out work fast enough to bump them...

So, I’m plotting.  I have a few hiccups in a few books that I need to work out.  I also have a raging headache that is begging me to lay...

As I mentioned in the previous post, I did a whole lot of research before choosing my publication method.  It was shocking!  Just like...

It also kinda sucked. No, wait.  The STORY was amazing.  The writing, however, wasn’t the best.  Granted, the story was almost (but not...

You see, at first, I wanted to have my books published by one of those big places.  You know the ones I mean.  The problem is that I...

Now, let’s be honest here.  The vast majority of people are lazy.  The problem is that we always assume that means THEM and not US.  But,...

Even now, I think the story is good.  Keyword there is STORY.  The writing? Oh. My. God. It wasn’t bad, or anything, but it certainly...

I know that this isn’t exactly a “hot” subject in fantasy right now.  Monarchies are over done.  Princesses saving the world?  Oh, that’s...

Being an author is like a job. Yeah, it may be a fun job, but there’s still some responsibilities and deadlines that have to be met....

It’s all available today.  There’s no need to wonder about when this stuff will come to pass.  It’s here.  Now.  Today.  Facebook tags...

Imagine a military suspense with some bare-chested man and nothing else.  How about a romance with a blood-splattered cover?  Yeah, you...

Then, I turn around and see countless pieces of crap, books I can’t make it halfway through before wishing I could throw them against the...

It’s also a whole lot of work. From deciding where to advertise, learning the industry, and working day and night to keep up with new...

Some call it self publishing.  Some call it independent publishing.  The name doesn’t matter.  What’s important is that more readers have...

Preparing to release my first independently published novel, One More Day.  This is a story about hope, in so many ways.  All too often,...