I wasn’t sure if this was an important question to answer or not. But as I transition from the writing phase to the editing and promotion phase for book one (and, yes, I’ve resigned myself to the reality that there
A Trilogy? Really?
About a week ago I stumbled across kboards. What is kboards, you ask? It is at once a treasure trove of valuable information for independent authors and the most depressing place I’ve ever been. Not really, but given how long
Interview with Liz Schulte
Last month, I talked about my visit to a meeting of the Missouri Writers Guild and the importance of being vulnerable. I was there to attend a seminar on self-publishing given by fantasy author Liz Schulte. Liz didn’t know she
Stealing Ideas
It’s been said that professional writers don’t worry about other writers stealing their ideas. I’m sure it doesn’t happen often, but it’s gotta happen sometimes, right? Because, everything’s a remix, after all. That is, there are very few new ideas
First Pass Complete
I took yesterday off work and spent the entire day editing my first draft. This was mainly because I felt I was behind schedule. I’m not sure how you get behind schedule when you are self-publishing, but if you don’t