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Blog postA fellow indie author, Megan Tennant, put together a reading challenge for the month of December. Basically, the challenge is to read great indie books, write some reviews, and win prizes. Yes, prizes! As of writing this, more than thirty authors have added their books and merch to the prize pool, and there's over $150 in cash prizes. (And if you want a free book right now make sure to read to
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Blog postMy kids woke me up at the break of dawn the day after Thanksgiving. “Mommy! We need to put up the Christmas tree!” I’m not one of those people who insist that there shall be no hint of Christmas before Thanksgiving, and in some past years, I’ve brought out all the holiday decorations in mid-November. As we unfolded and quickly erected our pre-lit tree, my husband and I remarked how much
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Blog postI can’t believe we’re already more than halfway through November. I’ve been dealing with a lot of personal stuff, so I’ve gotten really behind in NaNoWriMo and only yesterday made some sort of Thanksgiving plans. And, of course, I haven’t even thought about holiday shopping for anyone.However, I have decided that I want to do a special sale for the holidays. EBooks aren’t particularly conducive
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Blog postMiss S.M. Pearce reached out to me asking if I would be interested in reading and reviewing her debut novel, Outliers. I’m used to asking people to review my books, so I was pretty flattered to be on the receiving end. Plus, it’s YA dystopian, which is my weakness. Naturally, I agreed. Less flattering—getting BCC-ed on an email which asks to ‘submit a book for review.’ When asking for a
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Blog postOne day I thought to myself, I’m a sci-fi writer. I should really write a book with robots in it. At that point, I decided my next would include robots. Tossing around the idea in my head, I imagined a future where androids were common. Early on, I decided that the robots would be more like a machine executing procedures than a human-like being with advanced A.I. which could function as a
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Blog postThis November will be the fourth time I participate in NaNoWriMo (I can’t believe I’ve already been writing this long). In order to help keep myself accountable, I like to announce the project I’ll be working on ahead of time. Last year, I only had a working title and a rough cover, which I shared alongside a quick blurb and an excerpt. That novel has grown into In the Lurch, which releases next
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Blog postThe paperback version of In the Lurch is now live on Amazon! This means that I should have copies for Four State Comic-Con this weekend—provided that printing and shipping don’t take too long. So for those of you who can’t wait for the ebook launch on November 6th, you can order the paperback now! Purchase In the Lurch For those of you waiting for the ebook to come out (or if you want to read
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Blog postStarting early on October 1st, my social media feeds began filling up with posts from writers declaring that their NaNoWriMo journey has begun. However, National Novel Writing Month is in November. October has now morphed into National Novel Writing Preparation Month, or Preptober for short, which is a month-long concentrated effort on making a novel without actually writing it. “National
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Blog postThis week, I'm holding an event for my writing group to give them a brief overview of self-publishing. There are a lot of misconceptions about self-publishing, and even I didn't seriously consider it until I watched a ton of writing videos on YouTube which were created by indie authors. Check out my favorite writing channels on YouTube. I thought I'd share the slides and handouts for my talk
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Blog postSince I’m not a huge fan of fantasy, Among Thieves isn’t the type of book I’d normally pick up. After reading a string of novels I did not particularly enjoy, my editor recommended this one. With all the tact in the world, I asked, “Why the hell would I read that?” So without further ado, my review of one of my editor’s favorite books. Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick My rating: ★★★★☆ Drothe
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Blog postIf you’re an indie author, then you’re probably already aware CreateSpace is getting absorbed by KDP. However, the rest of you probably have no idea what that means. CreateSpace is a print-on-demand company owned by Amazon that helps creators produce and sell their work, whether that be CDs, books, or DVDs. I use them for my paperback books, so I’ve uploaded each cover image and PDF of the
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Blog postI think subscription boxes are a fabulous idea—and when I say subscription box, I’m really only considering those with books. Each month, you receive a box with a new book to read and a handful of goodies. Pretty neat, right? I haven’t actually subscribed to any of these boxes, because I much prefer reading things on my kindle. Also, I only have enough time to read about a book a month and
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Blog postHaving an eye-catching, memorable, and genre-appropriate cover is absolutely necessary in order for a book to succeed. This is why the general rule for indie authors is: DON’T MAKE YOUR OWN. I totally get it. It’s rare for someone to excel in both crafting memorable stories and graphic design. Also, the person who wrote the book is just too close to the story to objectively assess whether
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Blog postBrightly Burning by Alexa Donne My rating: ★★★★☆ Jane Eyre in space! It’s an excellent elevator pitch and certainly worked to sell Brightly Burning to tons of book lovers. When I first heard this description in one of my writing forums, I immediately started following the author and excitedly waited for the book to come out. I don’t know if current teens are familiar with the classic story of
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Blog postNo matter how many books I have out, I’m always super excited when I have an announcement, but I’ve been particularly looking forward to this one. This fall, on November 6th, 2018, I will be releasing my fifth book, In the Lurch. YOU'VE BEEN REPLACED. Once a machine could do as much work as three men, the labor force was quickly replaced by much more efficient androids. As the number
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Blog postCritiquing other writers’ work is surprisingly difficult. It’s tempting to go through with a red pen and mark everything you find that’s wrong (or you just don’t like), then hand back the bloodied masterpiece: These are all the things you need to change! However, if you do that, you’re an asshole. Something I’ve enjoyed about the writing community is that we try to build each other up, and
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Blog postI don’t intentionally look up tons of Young Adult books to read, they just keep falling in my lap. I really enjoy reading (and writing) dystopian fiction, but a lot of dystopian stories are targeted at teen readers. It totally makes sense, though. Under the thumb of their parents and teachers, life as a teen can feel like living in an oppressive bunker while the rest of humanity has been
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Blog postAshes by Libbi Duncan My Rating: ★★★★☆ Ashes picks up right where The Scorching left off, continuing Madi’s story. Like in the previous book, Madi is searching for her parents. There is some sort of conflict between the moon and Earth, although I must admit, I have a bad memory for stories, so I forget what the set-up was in the previous book. I really enjoyed the voice and prose, and like
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Blog postiframe {padding-right:30px !important;} I don’t really watch that much TV (I’m including Netflix and Hulu in this statement), but I do enjoy consuming tons of YouTube videos. And as a writer, most of my screen time is devoted to following ‘AuthorTube,’ which is shorthand for channels by writers and for writers. Since I’ve moved from searching for tons of writing advice to looking up
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Blog postWhile in the middle of drafting a novel—one that I ultimately decided to set aside—I had an idea for another book. Actually, not really an idea for an entire novel, but a character. I’ve met some quirky and interesting grad students/postdocs over the years and wanted to write a story featuring an academic. I started piecing together my protagonist, Dr. Peter Cork. He loves his work, which
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Blog postLast weekend was HeroesCon, and I had a great time. I really enjoy going to events to meet fans and sell books in person. Of course, the primary goal of tabling at an event is to make money, but there are a bunch of other benefits that also make it worthwhile. Even though I didn’t quite reach my lofty sales goals for Heroes, I’m still really glad I went. I’ve done an embarrassing amount of
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Blog postLast weekend was HeroesCon, so the past week has been incredibly busy and hectic. I’ll share more about the event after I’ve had a chance to decompress. I wanted to write up something about my novel, At Fault, since I haven’t talked about it too much. In fact, there isn’t even a preview of it on my website! So here is the first chapter of At Fault. The Kindle book will come out on July 3rd
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Blog postI love the idea of an escape room. I already enjoy solving puzzles, and the opportunity to do that in a tactile, first-person setting is awesome. However, I don’t think escape rooms are particularly kid-friendly, and good childcare gets expensive. When I learned that there were board game counterparts to these immersive experiences, I had to give them a shot. There are a number of escape games
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Blog postYoung-adult fiction just isn’t my jam. I was looking for something to read with more ‘adult’ themes (i.e. the characters have jobs, no coming-of-age self-discovery, romance subplots that contain more than the protagonist over-analyzing whether or not they should kiss the love interest, and so on). How do I keep messing up? Clearly, I need to stop purchasing books from my Kindle, since the sales
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