I am chaos. The current draft I have is about three quarters of the way done (I write fairly short books), and last night I had a lightbulb moment that I think will get me through the rest of the draft. This always happens to me right when I give up on the idea thatContinue reading “3rd Quarter Draft & I have a Baddie!”
Tag Archives: amwriting
Q&A about YA with some actual YAs
I had the absolute pleasure of spending the evening with young adults from the Equality Crew in conversation with me at Two Friends Bookshop where they got to ask me questions (granted they did not know this was the plan until like ten minutes before it started but they did an AMAZING job anyway), aboutContinue reading “Q&A about YA with some actual YAs”
New Project Announcement Because I’m Far Enough into it ADHD brain is getting bored.
Hype me up! I’m at that point when I announce a new project right at the time I’m feeling my interest in it waning because it’s been going so well and ADHD brain thinks well is boring. It can be so hard to keep myself interested in my own projects. So much can get inContinue reading “New Project Announcement Because I’m Far Enough into it ADHD brain is getting bored.”
Cover Reveal Success
The cover reveal for my next book, A Mean Piece of Water, went amazing! I reached out to my bookclub and instagram pals and they showed up in mass to help me share it. I am so grateful for how many people support me. Plus. Y’all. This cover. I’m so glad I planned ahead toContinue reading “Cover Reveal Success”
Hey you, throw yourself a book launch
Hey you, indie author. Throw yourself that party. Get the wine (if you like) and the balloons and the new earrings and ask your friends to come and celebrate. I was lucky enough to be able to have my book launch party at Whitty Books, a small local indie bookshop that specializes in small pressesContinue reading “Hey you, throw yourself a book launch”
Chronicles of My Alien Invasion Life is out in the world and I can’t do anything about it!
I can’t believe my book is actually out and there’s nothing I can do about it. In a good way. Every single step of the indie publishing way there is the opportunity to adjust, make changes, tweak. Add another round of edits. Give it to another beta or sensitivity reader. Proofread a little more. ChangeContinue reading “Chronicles of My Alien Invasion Life is out in the world and I can’t do anything about it!”
Other things I’ve done as an Indie Author that I didn’t know were things.
Read my book for the EIGHTH TIME all the way through and I have to do it TWO MORE TIMES and I LOVE my book but omg it makes me want to type in all caps. I am so glad I wrote a relatively short book, like, for real. Registered my business with the stateContinue reading “Other things I’ve done as an Indie Author that I didn’t know were things.”
So, I wrote another book…
Camp Nanowrimo was a huge success for me. I got through my first sloppy draft of a book about lake merfolk and their local friends who have to fight a giant demon octopus that a cult has summoned. Definitely feels on brand and I’ve already sent it to beta readers which is really exciting. AfterContinue reading “So, I wrote another book…”
Things I’ve done recently as an indie author that I didn’t know were things
Applied for and received my very first Library of Congress Control Number Hired a professional hand letterer for my cover Bought 10 freaking ISBNs (so Def committed now) Scheduled a deadline for a copy edits for TWO of my books Created my own publishing imprint Got a headshot Oh yeah AND DID SOME WRITING. SelfContinue reading “Things I’ve done recently as an indie author that I didn’t know were things”
On Getaways
My bestie and I spent a weekend away in a cabin halfway between our cities and without even trying, I wrote 5k words. The relaxation and freedom and friendship fueled my writer energy. And she hyped up my creative work is such sweet ways (think custom cake and matching nail art for “Chronicles of MyContinue reading “On Getaways”