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July 24, 2016
More indie behind-the-scenes: don’t be taken in
I have seen a few posts on Twitter from new-to-indie authors about their estimated or actual expenditures, and they’ve made me somewhat alarmed. Publishing an indie bookdoes have some up-front expenses, but by no means should they break your bank. The quote I’ve seen most frequently tossed around is that an average indie book will cost you $1000, but that includes editing and marketing expenses! Editing is the biggest expense of publishing, so if your book is costing $1000 with editing costs...
July 11, 2016
Cover reveal: Remember Yesterday
A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to attend the Reading Transforms launch party for my friend Pintip Dunn’s The Darkest Lie.It was so much fun to get to know Pintipbetter, learn more about her books, and hang out with everybody. And today, I’m very excited to share with youthe beautiful cover of her next book, Remember Yesterday!
Remember Yesterday is the exciting sequel toPintip’s debut Forget Tomorrow, aheart-stoppingYA sci-fi that’s a finalist forRWA’s RITA Best First Book award. You can...
July 5, 2016
Some indie behind-the-scenes: distributors
I recently agreed to teach a publishing class at a local college—yay! I never thought I would ever get back into teaching, and yet here we are. Life is full of surprises. Anyway, in the process of getting my lesson plans together, I realized that I’ve been hoarding a vast quantity of publishing tips, practices and tidbits, and this blog might be a good place to share some of them, if anyone’s interested! So today, I’m going to talk about distributors.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with...
June 30, 2016
Different Worlds News!
At long last, I have a bunch of Different Worlds news for you! First of all, in case you missed it, the cover has been revealed! Check out this post on Claudie Arseneault’s blog for the fullpaperback view, showcasing an awesome panorama of Tierra Nueva and our protagonists, Henry and Tamara. I also have some behind-the-scenes information about the cover and why I love how it represents the story.
Love this? Wait until you see the full panorama on the paperback version! Go check it out on Clau...
June 20, 2016
#OwnYourOwn: For all the asexual writers
Hey, you. Yes, you. Young ace,dreaming of becoming a writer. You have so many stories you want to tell—stories about your world, your vision, your experiences. I know it can be hard sometimes. I know it feels like people don’t want to listen to what you have to say.
But you know what? I do.
And I can guarantee you that there are so many other people out there who feel the same way. Someone out thereneedsyour story, and only you can tell it.
This industry is hard. It’s loaded with gatekeepers,...
June 9, 2016
YA Pride: Indie edition!
June is Pride month, and to celebrate, there have been a lot of readinglists floating around the internet. But I noticed that most of the recommended books (especially for YA) have been limited to traditionally published (and especially Big 5) books. But there are a lot of fantastic self-published/indie/small press books out there as well that readers looking to show their Pride this month would be sure to love! So I took to Twitter to ask for some recommendations, and got an overwhelming res...
June 7, 2016
Exciting news!
Yesterday, thecontributors to Clarion Call Vol. II: Echoes of Liberty were announced. So I can now finally share with you all that my first piece of historical fiction, “Redfeather,” is going to be published this September!
“Redfeather” is a short story based loosely on the lives of two real lady pirates, Anne Bonnyand Mary “Mark” Read. Here is a brief synopsis of the story:
Captain John Redfeather—previously known as Eloisa Smith, daughter of one of Charleston’s wealthiest plantation owners—...
May 17, 2016
Fourth World is joining the resistance!
Some brighter news today: I’m participating in a big 99¢-and-less sale with a group of my friends from the LFA. The saleruns from tomorrow (May 18) through the 20th!
The LFA—or, as I affectionately refer to them, “Henry’s Anarchy Brigade”—is where I made a lot of my first connections as a writer. My first short story, the Iamos tie-in “The Choice,” was featured in their anthology Imagining Liberty. I also originally intended to submit my short “Gale” (from Perchance to Dream) to George’sDefia...
May 14, 2016
Knowing your limits
I’ve always been the sort of person who likes to have a lot of different things to do. Working on just one thing tends to make me stagnate, so I like to juggle multiple projects, to keep everything fresh and me invigorated. I always thrived under these conditions when I was in school and through my twenties, so I guess I figured I’d always be able to keep it up.
I should have known better. Because the thing is, yeah, maybe that worked when I was in college and was in good health. But I’m not...
May 1, 2016
WIP Snippets: Seventh Line
I saw this cool meme floating around, and I knew it was too much fun to skip!The rules were as follows:
Go to the seventh line on the seventh page of your WIP and share a little of what you’re working on. Then tag seven writers to spread the fun!
So, here are a few paragraphs from my two current WIPs, beginning aroundthe seventh line on the seventh page (since one of them, the seventh line was the end of a paragraph XD). Enjoy!
Excerpt 1: From mycurrently-untitled NA f/f sci-fi action-comedy...
