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September 3, 2013
Bestseller?!?!?
I actually did it. Its crazy and unbelievable, but true.
A small part of me wants to email all the agents that passed on Righteous Decisions, and say “blllppphht!” But I won’t 
So, boom! Who needs traditional publishing?
Not this chick!
August 23, 2013
Can I Plead Temporary Insanity?
“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.” ~Edgar Allen Poe
I know it’s the stress of the upcoming new release, marketing, ect, but dang. I’m starting to wonder if I went off the deep end. Don’t get me wrong, I love what I do as an indie author. Since I’ve started doing it full time, I typically put in 12 hour days. Marketing at 4a.m.? Sure! Writing until midnight? Yup. Who sleeps? Not this chick.
Is it worth it? Yes, yes it is. Will I keep it up? Hells yeah! Do I need a nap? Probably.
So, no insanity, just tenacity. That’s all we can do, right?
August 16, 2013
Marketing Overload
Anyone else? Seriously, my head may explode soon. I’m not complaining, I’m grateful for any opportunity to get my next book out there. If only I can remember where out there is… maybe I need a list…
August 1, 2013
Distractions
I feel inclined to beg forgiveness from those following my blog. I’ve been neglecting it and I apologize. I’ve had some things going on I won’t bore you with.
I’ve also been busy writing (over 30, 000 words of my next novel), marketing (can you say social media overload?) and creating book covers and trailers.
I know many of you have been following my progress (or lack thereof) in trying to attain a literary agent. I sent out fifteen follow up letters this morning to the agents I haven’t heard back from yet.
I still plan on self-publishing my book, Righteous Decisions in September.
I promise not to be so neglectful in the weeks to come!
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July 10, 2013
July 9, 2013
Doubt
“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” ~Anonymous
We all have it. Some may have smaller increments than others, but at some point, we all doubt ourselves. Maybe you have a good reason for it, maybe you’re having a bad day. Regardless, the doubt creeps in.
Can I do this? Did I make the right choice? Chances are, you can, and you did. Usually, in my experience anyway, that first gut reaction you have, is the right one.
If doubt is normal, at what point does it become a liability? When it gets in the way. When you don’t do something just because you don’t think that you can. Because its true, you never know until you try.
July 2, 2013
Stepping It Up
As if being an self-publishing indie author didn’t include enough tasks, I added even more. Why? Because I’m nuts. No, really because the allure of the possible benefits of creating a book trailer were too great to ignore.
Now, besides writing, editing, formatting, cover designing, and publishing, I can also add music mixer, narrator, script writer, and movie producer to the table. I enjoy learning new stuff. And I think I need a nap.
I really feel that it’s necessary to push yourself when you want something. I mean, if you fail and you didn’t give it 110%, EVERYTHING you had and then some, won’t you always wonder, what if?
June 26, 2013
Silly Things
“Fear is stupid, so are regrets.” ~Marilyn Monroe
I had a bout of writer’s insomnia last night. Writer’s insomnia is different from regular insomnia, because when it happens to a writer, it’s typically because some ideas forged in the recesses of our mind have decided, very poignantly, to make themselves known. At two a.m.
The only way to get any semblance of peace is to get it out. Write it down. Take it out of your brain. This idea doesn’t care what time it is, or that you only have five hours until your crazy kids wake up again. Nope. In all reality, this idea is kind of pushy.
So, to spare what is left of your early morning sanity, you schlep yourself out of bed. Your not tired, you’ve been staring at the ceiling for the past hour, while this literary genius forms in your head. You fire up your computer, or grab a pen and paper, and get the gosh darn thing out. And go back to bed. You stare at the ceiling for another half hour, tweaking what you just wrote down mentally, until you finally drift off to sleep.
My point here, is that as writers we often forget silly things, such as sleeping, or eating, in lieu of writing. When an idea forms we HAVE to jump on it, or risk losing it.
