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November 25, 2013
NaNoWriMo Update #3

My numbers went way up last week and I’m very nearly at the 50,000 word mark already. According to the chart, I’ll be finished by the 27th, but I’m going to keep adding my word count until the 30th. Winners t-shirt here I come!
This update should have gone up last week, but I was so busy writing I never got around to it.
Last week my writing exploded, and now I’m at 47,899 words with five more days to go, so I can see the light flashing at the end of the tunnel. Things just started to click, so I’ll definitely make the 50,000 word count and then some. Right now I’m on Chapter 17 of what looks to be a 22 chapter novel, and while the book will still need a lot of dusting and polishing, it’s fair to say that the structure of the novel will be complete as of November 30th.
Last week while I was writing to push the narrative forward, I also spent a lot of time going back and filling in plot holes. I’m a big fan of foreshadowing (here’s my post about it here), and when I’m writing my narrative I like to leave a few bread crumbs so later events make sense. I don’t want to give away too much too soon because then there’s no reason to keep reading, but I’m not a fan of the ‘deus ex machina’ style of writing where all of a sudden something happens out of nowhere. True, that does happen in real life when things seem random, but that’s why I like fiction better than real life. In fiction, I like to make the events in the story logically connected. I want readers to have a sense something is going to happen, even if they’re not sure what, like that sneaky music in Jaws where you know the shark will pop up, you’re just not sure where. Usually, the way I write, I see later in the story what needs pointing to and then I go back earlier into the story and do the pointing.
I love that quote from Chekhov that says if you show a gun in the first act, you’d better use it by the third. I realized the other day that I had an interaction between characters in Chapter 2 that should be important to the story but then I had forgotten about it and never mentioned it again. Now I realize I need to show the result of the interaction later in the story, otherwise there’s no point to the interaction in the first place. I like to whittle away anything that’s not necessary to telling the story, so a lot of dialogue, descriptions, and events get deleted if they don’t serve any purpose in moving things forward.

Here’s the cover for That You Are Here. I think it’s pretty cool.
I even have a handy-dandy cover for That You Are Here, courtesy of Fran Osborne from SelfPubBookCovers.com. I happened to be browsing different websites with premade book covers and this one caught my eye. I think it fits the story perfectly. It’s abstract, which is how one of the main characters, Andrew, feels about his life—nothing is quite in alignment no matter how hard he tries. I love the bold red color, and the two figures could represent the two main characters. Bridges are an important theme in the story, so that thick black line could represent a bridge. Really, I like that it means what you think it means. It’s the first time I’ve used a premade book cover and I have to say I’m happy with this one.
I have some more writing to do today, and then it’s over the hump and into the 30th (although I will stop to have Thanksgiving dinner on the 28th). It’s all good from here.
Filed under: News, Tidbits, Writing Tagged: NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo Updates, writing

November 20, 2013
Writing Historical Fiction Part 3
Read all about it.
Track down as many primary sources as you can—sources written or created during the time period you’re studying: journals, diaries, autobiographies, news film footage, interviews, photographs, speeches, books (both fiction and nonfiction), research data, even art. I still remember the afternoon I spent at my local university library looking up old newspaper clippings from the early 20th century when I was researching Victory Garden. It was fascinating to see what had been written between the years 1917-1922, the days when the women’s suffrage movement, World War I, and then Prohibition were happening. I was also fascinated to see how propaganda was used then, which wasn’t so different from the way it was used during World War II. Here’s a funny thing you learn when you’re researching history: the more things change, the more they stay the same. I even enjoyed reading advertisements from the period because it gave me a sense of the culture then. On the surface everything appears so naïve and innocent in the early 20th century, the Coca-Cola ads, the blemish cream ads, the shaving cream ads, especially when compared to today’s commercials, but looks can be deceiving. Reading primary sources gives you a finger on the pulse of the times. What were people thinking and feeling then? As writers of historical fiction, it’s our job to find out so we can share it with our readers.
You can also read secondary sources such as books by historians, biographers, and social critics about your time. Read other historical novels set during the time too. Read it all. Even if most of the information doesn’t end up in your novel (and most of it won’t), it’s knowledge that will act as a backbone for the information you do share in your story. What you know will inform your writing, and the more of an expert you become through your research, the more expertly you will carry your readers into your chosen historical era. As writers of historical fiction, it’s our job to paint the scene of days gone by for our readers to visualize and understand. The more of an understanding we have about the era, the more interesting we can make it for our readers.
Filed under: Historical Fiction, Writing Tagged: historical fiction, researching historical fiction, writing, writing historical fiction

November 14, 2013
NaNoWriMo Update #2

Here’s my NaNoWriMo chart for 11/14. I wrote 1,788 words today, which is pretty cool. I managed to catch up with my word count in the last couple of days, and now I’m right on target.
Tomorrow is November 15, which is the middle of the month, which is also the halfway point for NaNoWriMo. And I’m almost exactly halfway through the challenge at 24,122 words. According to my chart, I’m right on time. Yippee!
I can see why people start giving up Week 2. It’s like going on a diet. The first week you have a lot of momentum because you’ve psyched yourself up for it and you’re raring to go. The second week it’s more like, “You mean I have to keep doing this?” I did write on Monday even though I didn’t feel like it, and a funny thing happened. The story started to click and I’ve made a lot of progress the last three days. Partially, I think I’m making more progress now because the outline I have is stronger in the middle to ending chapters so I have a better frame to work with. Partially, I think it’s because for the first two weeks I needed to spend some of my writing time looking at photographs and taking some Google Earth peeks at Portland, Oregon, the setting of the story. I was there in June, but only for a few days, so I needed some reminders. And I find the opening chapters of a novel to be the hardest to write because that’s where the important world building takes place. That’s not to say that world building doesn’t continue throughout the story, but those first chapters are crucial in introducing the characters and setting the scene so readers understand where they are and who they’re with. So it does take me longer to write those chapters.
I realized this week that I am very much Goldilocks when I’m writing fiction. The first draft is too short. The second draft is too long. The third (and forth and fifth) draft is closer to being just right. So this first draft will probably end up somewhere on the short side. Maybe the final version of the novel will end up being around 50,000 words after all. As of today, at 24,122 words I’m on Chapter 12 of what is currently a projected 22 chapter novel. I’m as curious as anyone about where the story will be on the 30th. But I’m making progress, which is really what NaNoWriMo is all about. Now it’s back to work!
Filed under: News, Tidbits, Writing Tagged: NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo Updates, National Novel Writing Month

November 12, 2013
Writing Historical Fiction Part 2
2. Be as specific as you can when researching.
When you’ve chosen your time period, or when your time period has chosen you (as it occasionally happens), narrow your topic to a workable size. This is particularly true if you’re dealing with a vast subject, like the American Civil War, for example. To research the entire war would be too huge of a project, that is unless you’re Shelby Foote and willing to dedicate 20 years of your life to the task. There is simply too much material to shift through. If you can narrow your focus to something like a single event, a single year, or a single battle then the research will be far more workable and not as burdensome. When I was researching my Civil War story, My Brother’s Battle, I kept my focus on one regiment during the last year of the war. That is still a sizable topic because a lot happened during the last year of the war, but the fact that I was concentrating on a single regiment helped me from falling too far off the track. It was easier to search specifically for the information I needed to tell my story since I knew exactly what I was looking for.
Sometimes, however, it’s hard to narrow your topic if you’re not really sure what years or which events your story is going to cover. That happened to me when I was researching Victory Garden, a story set around World War I and the woman suffrage movement. As with the Loving Husband Trilogy, which is about the Salem Witch Trials, I knew very little about that the World War I era. I have this odd habit of coming up with story ideas set during times I know little about, but for me that’s part of the fun of writing historical fiction—learning about the history. For the suffrage story all I had to begin with was a vague idea that I wanted to explore the difficult fight for women’s right to vote. To begin, I did some general research to get some sense of the era. As I learned about the time, I was able to get a clearer sense of how the events would fit into the fictional story I was weaving about a woman involved in the suffrage movement. After I did enough general research I was then able to focus my attention on the specific aspects of woman suffrage that intrigued me. With a lot of reading and even more notetaking, I discovered that I wanted my story to take place between the years 1918, when WWI ended, and 1920, when women finally received the vote. Through more research I learned that Prohibition was important around the same time, too, and that gave me another angle to work with. Soon (as in a few weeks into my research) I was able to see my fictional character Rose Scofield moving around these true-life events between the years 1918 and 1920, participating in the suffrage movement, watching friends come home from the war, going to Prohibition meetings. I wish the HBO series Boardwalk Empire and Downton Abbey had been on then. It could have helped me get into the spirit of the times as I was writing.
Even when you are interested in the era you are researching, the task of digging through piles of information can seem overwhelming, not to mention tedious. But if you are genuinely intrigued in the era and can narrow your topic to a workable size, then you are helping to make your research time purposeful and even enjoyable. Yes, I said enjoyable. Or am I the only one who loves to sit with books and take notes. Anyone? Anyone?
Filed under: Historical Fiction, Writing Tagged: historical fiction, researching historical fiction, writing, writing historical fiction

November 7, 2013
Writing Historical Fiction Part 1
I’m the editor of a journal for readers and writers of historical fiction, and I’ve taught classes about how to write historical fiction. As a result, I’m often asked to share my best tips for writing in that genre. I recently searched my bag of tricks and found this article that was published a few years ago. I’ve added tidbits here and there to the original version.
1. Write about an era that fascinates you.
This is similar to one of my tips for writing a first draft: write what you must write. An historical novel is a project that could require months or even years of research, so you need to write about a period that can hold your interest for that long. Most writers of historical fiction choose their historical period based on a long-time interest in the period and that is a good way to start. Writers who are fascinated by Victoria’s England feel compelled to write about ladies in corsets and men in waistcoats and find great joy in describing those details to others.
It’s usually best not to pick a time period for your novel out of a passing fancy. If you’re writing a novel set around the French Revolution but don’t find the details or the people of the French Revolution particularly interesting, then your project is in trouble because you’re going to avoid the research with every Excuse you can name. No one wants to spend their time reading about something that bores them. But if you’re fascinated by the French Revolution and the events of that time, then you’ll look forward to digging through the archives, flipping through the index, and skimming for important details as you search for the next big clue that will help you fit the pieces of your story puzzle together.
On the other hand, it might happen that you develop an interest in the era you have chosen to write about. I came up with an idea for a story set during the Salem Witch Trials, which oddly enough happened to be a time I knew little about. Though I had never had much interest in that era prior to my crazy story idea (my only experience with the 17th century witch hunts was reading The Crucible in college and watching the movie with Daniel Day-Lewis about ten years ago), I did become fascinated by the frightening happenings of the time through my research.
Whether you’ve chosen your era from a life-long interest, or you develop a fascination out of your research, you need to enjoy the time spent in your chosen era. You’re going to be there awhile.
Filed under: Historical Fiction, Writing Tagged: historical fiction, writing, writing historical fiction

NaNoWriMo Update #1
Tomorrow is the end of Week 1 of NaNoWriMo, and I have more than 10,000 words logged in. As I finished my writing for today, I realized that I don’t know if I’ll meet the challenge. It’s not because I won’t have 50,000 words completed. It’s because as of right now I don’t think the story will be complete at that length. I’m already at more than 10,000 words and I’m only on Chapter 6.

Here’s my NaNoWriMo chart from 11/7/13. It says I’ll finish on December 4, but I’ll get ‘er done by November 30th! Oh, and I didn’t really write more than 2000 words today. That’s a combination of today’s and yesterday’s work.
I can’t say exactly how long I expect the story to be. One of my favorite movies is Amadeus, and one of my favorite scenes is where the hoity-toity Emperor tells Mozart his opera has too many notes and he should cut a few and it will be perfect, to which Mozart, in one of my favorite smart-ass comebacks of all time, asks, “Which few did you have in mind, Majesty?” Mozart goes on to explain that he uses exactly as many notes as he needs, no more and no less. That’s how I feel about writing my stories. I use exactly as many words as I need—no more and no less. The result is that my novels aren’t any certain length. Woman of Stones turned out to be a novella at 35,000 words. Victory Garden is in the 60,000s, and the books in the Loving Husband Trilogy are in the 80,000 range. I certainly won’t consider it a waste if I hit the 50,000 word mark on November 30 (you’ll see!) and That You Are Here isn’t finished. I’ll simply continue the discipline I’m learning through NaNoWriMo and at this rate I should have it done by the middle of December.
While I go back to writing a bit more tonight (it’s six p.m. here in Vegas and I still have some brain power), I’m reposting an article about writing historical fiction. Enjoy.
Filed under: News, Tidbits, Writing Tagged: NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month

November 1, 2013
NaNoWriMo Anyone?
I’m participating in National Novel Writing Month (affectionately known as NaNoWriMo) for the first time this year. Starting today, November 1, I’m joining thousands of other authors in the race to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. I figured that’s about 1700 words a day, but since I usually take Sundays off, I’ll need to do double-time on Saturdays or an extra 300 words the other days of the week.
Here is the 100% Awesome 100% Thorough Guide to NaNoWriMo 2013, and reading it got me pumped and ready to go. Last night I saw a pep talk from the many-times best-selling author James Patterson on the NaNoWriMo site, which is pretty cool. Patterson said maybe it’s not as crazy as it seems—writing a complete novel in 30 days. It’s going to be a challenge, I know, but this is the first time I’ve been open enough this time of year to participate so I’m ready to give it a try. For the past four years, I’ve been knee-deep writing the Loving Husband Trilogy so NaNoWriMo was a no-go for me. This year, the Loving Husband Trilogy happily out in the world, I have an idea for a novel entitled That You Are Here (title courtesy of Leaves of Grass by Uncle Walt Whitman) that I have (most of) a plot for, characters I want to spend time with, some dialogue here and there, and a general outline, so I’m ready to plunge into the 50,000 word challenge. What kind of story is That You Are Here? It’s a love story, basically. I think everything I write ends up being a love story in one way or another. It’s set in the present day, and though I meant to keep history out of it, you know me, and history is going to end up weaved into the story somehow. Even I’m not quite sure how at this point, but I’ll need to squeeze some historical research into my writing time. No vampires or witches this time around.
I’m finishing my writing for this afternoon (I’m ending at 1652 words, not too shabby!), and I’m realizing that 1700 words a day isn’t that much since I usually write 1500 words a day when I’m working on a first draft. Another few hundred words is nothing, right?
To give myself the time I need to get the novel finished by November 30, I’ll be reposting some of the more popular posts I’ve had here. Occasionally, I’ll post short updates on how I’m doing with the challenge, and you can watch me keep track of my progress on the NaNoWriMo widget on the right sidebar here.
I’m not looking at this as overwhelming. This should be fun. I’m excited to see where I am on November 30. I’m going to work to meet the deadline, but I’m not going to fret about it. If I write 1000 words one day instead of 1700, I’m pretty sure the sky won’t fall in. This is simply giving me the push I needed to jump into a story I’ve wanted to tell for a while now. If you want to participate, it’s not too late. Sign up on the NaNoWriMo website and let your fingers do the talking.
Happy NaNoWriMo everyone!
Filed under: News, Tidbits, Writing Tagged: NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, writing

October 23, 2013
What I Did and What I Didn’t–Author Platforms or Discoverability?
I know I’m vertically challenged at 5’1, but do I really need a platform?
According to this article from Writer’s Digest, a writer’s platform isn’t something to stand on at all, but rather refers to your ability to sell books through who you are, the personal and professional connections you have, and media outlets. If you’re an author today, you know perfectly well what author platform means, and if you’re anything like me you’ve been scratching your head about how to most effectively create one.
For some time now I’ve wondered what my platform is, or, more accurately, if I even have one. In 2011, when I began reading about book marketing, the general opinion was that an author platform was built on an altar of expertise. “Have a specialty” or “Become an expert” was the battle cry. It sounds simple enough, but become an expert in what? Underwater basket weaving? Chinese silk embroidery? Occasionally, I pretend to know a thing or two about writing, but writing is like blogging—there are no experts. Some people may be expert in forming and sharing their opinions about writing, but that’s all they are—opinions. When I’m writing about writing, I’m sharing my experiences and observations, that’s all. I’m not privy to any code that will unlock the secrets of the creative universe, and neither is anyone else. The hardest part of teaching writing or writing about writing is knowing that each writer has to find his or her own way. We can gather tips and quips from as many writers as we like, but at the end of the day it’s up to us to sit our bottoms in the chair and put our fingers to the keyboard (or pen) and figure out how we want to string words together.
Historical fiction is what I’m most known for, and I’ve been the executive editor of The Copperfield Review, a literary journal for readers and writers of historical fiction, for 13 years now, so any platform I have would include historical fiction, right? But even that never felt entirely right because I don’t write in one genre. My first three novels fell neatly into the historical fiction category (with different subcategories), but the Loving Husband Trilogy is harder to place. It has an historical fiction aspect with the background of the Salem Witch Trials in 1692, but there’s the modern story in present-day Salem too. The vampires and witches mean that the Loving Husband Trilogy is most commonly categorized as paranormal, though many of James and Sarah’s biggest fans are those who start their reviews with “I’m not usually into vampire books but…” The novel I’m currently working on is completely present day and so off-topic from any other story I’ve written that even I can’t believe I’m writing it. Does that mean my platform goes away and no one will know who I am anymore? Will I have to wear a “Hello, my name is…” tag while I’m writing?
Recently, I saw this article from Dan Blank about one of the newer buzzwords in book marketing: discoverability. Discoverability means that readers can find your books. Blank argues that focusing on book discoverability is incorrect; instead, the focus should be on reader discoverability since readers are the ones who might buy your book if they know about it. Whether you call it book discoverability, author discoverability, or reader discoverability, I like the idea of discoverability better than author platforms, and I’m not the only one. I’ve read comments from other authors who balk at the idea of platforms, not from a fear of heights, but from the knowledge that there are only so many hours in the day, and if we’re writers then don’t we need time to write? How much time do we need to put into establishing ourselves as experts, and at what point are we considered experts anyway? The thought of building an author platform intimidated me, and though I plugged away at creating a social media presence, I was never sure how successful I was at building a platform. Eventually I gave up on the idea of building an author platform because I realized I was spending all my time reading about platforms and not getting any writing done.
For me, there’s less pressure with the idea of discoverability. Maybe it’s a matter of semantics, the difference between author platform and discoverability. Maybe they really are the same thing but for whatever reason discoverability is a friendlier sounding word to me. I don’t have to shout from the highest mountain top to proclaim myself an expert. I don’t have to worry about staying on message or selecting a specialty. I don’t have to limit my platform to historical fiction. I need to be discoverable, and I’ve been working toward that, little by little, one step at a time. I’m no longer concerned about building a platform. I’m making myself, and my books, discoverable by putting us out there whenever, however I can.
I’m here! Did you know that? Now you do.
Filed under: Publishing, Writing Tagged: author platforms, book discoverability, book marketing, Indie Authors, indie publishing

October 14, 2013
Boo! It’s the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop!
Hard to believe it’s time for the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop again. This is always one of my favorite events of the year. After all, there’s no better time for the Loving Husband Trilogy–a vampire/witch/werewolf story–than Halloween. There are more than 300 blogs participating, which means there are many wonderful prizes for book lovers to win. Check here for the list of participating blogs. Thanks to I Am a Reader, Not a Writer for hosting. This hop runs from October 15th to October 31st.
Two winners will receive a gift card (either BN.com or Amazon.com–your choice) for $15. Five other winners will receive a digital copy of the complete Loving Husband Trilogy (all three books) as either .mobi for Kindle, epub for Nook and iPad, or as a .pdf.
To enter, just fill out the form below. That’s it! There’s only one mandatory entry, and the others are optional. All entry options can be found on the right sidebar of this page.
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The winners will be announced on Friday, November 1 after 5 p.m. Pacific Time. Good luck!
Filed under: Giveaways Tagged: Giveaways, Halloween, I am a Reader Not a Writer, Spooktacular Giveaway Hop, The Loving Husband Trilogy

October 10, 2013
What I Did and What I Didn’t–Blogging
I’m calling this series of posts “What I Did and What I Didn’t.” Since I’ve joined the indie author world, I’ve taken a lot of advice from others who have come before me. That’s what I did. But there’s other advice I’ve left aside—for various reasons. That’s what I didn’t.
What I Did
I started a blog.
This blog, the one you’re reading now, to be exact.
There are many posts out there about the Blogging Commandments, and somehow the Commandments change depending on whose blog you’re reading. Thou shalt not blog off topic (whatever your topic happens to be). Thou shalt blog regularly (some say more regularly, 2-3 times per week, some say less, about once a week). Thou shalt not have more than 500 words per post. Thou shalt have pretty pictures in thou’s posts or the masses shalt not read thou’s words. Thou shalt not…
Whatever.
I don’t adhere to the rules of blogging, as you plain well know since you’re reading this. I don’t adhere to the rules of blogging because I don’t want to. So there.
It’s fair to say that most of my posts fall under the theme of writing, but I write about whatever I feel like writing about. Sometimes it’s news about my books, blog tours, interviews, etc. Sometimes it’s writing ideas. Sometimes, when I’m wearing my editor’s hat, it’s advice from an editor’s point of view. Sometimes it’s my odd observations about whatever is tickling my fancy at that moment. Sometimes it’s book reviews. Most readers find me through the Loving Husband Trilogy. Some find me through Victory Garden or Woman of Stones. Some find me through The Copperfield Review. However you find me, I’m glad you’re here. I love that readers can (and do) post messages and use the Contact Me form to drop me a line. I’m always amazed that there are people in the world who have read my books and will take the time to get in touch with me. The blog isn’t merely a way for me to share information or ideas. It’s a two-way lane of communication, and I love that aspect of it.
I like to post once a week, but you know how it goes. When I’m in writing mode (as I am now) I don’t have time for much else. That’s just the way it is for me. When I’m writing fiction I’m so engrossed in my imaginary world that it’s easy to forget there’s this thing called the real world so I may not post as regularly as I would otherwise.
Mainly, I’ve learned that I have to do what works for me. There are many blogging articles out there that say if bloggers don’t post in a regular fashion they’ll lose their readers. Oh no! Don’t go! The result was I felt like “It’s been two weeks since I’ve posted!” and I’d stress about it. But after a while I realized I’d rather post once a month with something I’m happy with instead of scrambling to slap up whatever comes to mind as fast as I can because it’s Monday and I’m supposed to post on Mondays. I’ve read many blogging articles that say you shouldn’t nitpick over your blog writing, but words are what I do so I can’t be careless with them. It takes me a few running leaps to get the words lined up exactly right. According to WordPress, I’m currently working on the ninth revision of this post, and I’ll work at it for another nine revisions if I have to. If the Powers That Be of Blogging think I’ll lose readers because it takes me longer than others to write a post, I can live with that.
I don’t like it when I’ve signed up for e-mail updates and my inbox is bombarded with posts. That’s my personal preference, obviously, but I’ve unsubscribed to more newsletters than I’ve kept because it was too many e-mails to weed through. I figure if I post only once a week or so, then I won’t outstay my welcome. So far it’s working.
There are many great sites out there with blogging tips. Copyblogger and Problogger are the two I turn to most often. But I’ve learned that you have to read any and all advice as simply that—advice—especially since so many articles contradict one another. It’s not that one “authority” has better information than another. Those who write about blogging are sharing their personal experiences, and everyone’s personal experience is different. As a result, we get articles that say, for example, that the sweet spot for blog posts is 300 words, and then the next day there’s another article that says blog posts should be 750 words but no more than 1000 words. If your post contains 1001 words, such posts say, people will run from your site screaming as they evaporate into cyberspace, never to be seen or heard from again.
I have deliberately not put any pretty pictures in this post. Are you still reading? I didn’t think so.
Apparently, people need pretty pictures to read words online. In theory, I don’t have a problem with that. I like pretty pictures too (hence my current addiction to Pinterest), but random pictures don’t add to my interest. I read an article because I want the information or insight offered. If I have a picture that makes sense, book covers for an article about the book, for example, then, sure, the picture goes in. But I’m not adding a photograph of a bear cub hitching a ride in an article about blogging. I don’t care how cute the bear cub is. I won’t do it. I might repin it on Pinterest on my Bear Cubs Hitching Rides Board, but I won’t post it here.
If I have any lesson here, it’s for authors to play around with blogging to find their personal sweet spots. If once a week works for you, grand. If you have the time to post more often, go ahead. If you only post sporadically because you feel you only need to post when you have news or something important to share, that’s fine. If you try blogging one way and you’re not happy with the results, try something else. It’s all good. There are examples of authors who have been successful with no blog at all. Experiment. That’s my magic word for this series of posts.
Next time I’ll talk a bit about author platforms. I should probably figure out what mine is first…
Filed under: Publishing, Writing Tagged: blogging, blogging for authors, Indie Authors, indie publishing
