*Disclaimer There are so many reasons choosing Amazon is such a great option for self-publishing. There are also so many reasons why you may not want to exclusively distribute through Amazon. This topic can get a little overwhelming. So much, in fact, that I've had to...
Writing
I tried my first vendor event as an indie author, here’s what I learned
*Disclaimer After the trip to Michigan, I got bitten with the events bug. More, please! I was going on that trip would reveal one of two things: either I'd hate it and never want to do it again or I'd be all in. Well, I'm all in. With that said, organized book events...
Preparing for my first event as a signing author (realistic & budget friendly) & what I learned doing it
*Disclaimer Last fall, I was sitting on my back deck hammering through another round of edits on Not so much when an email came through my inbox. The subject: BOOKISH BALL flashed at the top right corner of my screen. Instantly intrigued, I stopped what I was doing to...
On change: Why I’m writing a book in 30(ish) days.
Have you ever felt stuck? You wake up every single day and nothing is different than the day before? You keep promising yourself change, but nothing changes. That was me. Ideas swirled in abundance and the desire burned, but still, I was plagued with inertia. I want...
Why adults should read young adult novels
When I was sixteen, I penned a promise to myself in my journal. I'll never forget what it feels like to be a teenager. This promise was the product of feeling misunderstood and dismissed by the adults in my life. I don't blame the adults. You see, there's this thing...
How Comparison and Envy Forced Me To Be Better
It was March of 2014, and I was in the middle of the first round of revisions on the novel I'd written five years earlier. After a long day buried in my own words, I found retreat on the couch, my nose tucked in a book. I read furiously, lost in the world created by a...