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Do you market others or just yourself?

  How do you market yourself as an author? Some people might think doing reviews for other authors, showcasing some on their site to running a book launch for someone else is not the way to go. Me, me, me and only me was my mantra in the beginning. That was my viewpoint. I was … Continue reading Do you market others or just yourself? →

Are you growing as a writer?

Are you growing in your craft? Just because you have a book published, regardless how, that doesn’t mean you are the expert in all when it comes to being an author. One can always learn and move forward just like any other business. You see people getting certified and getting additional knowledge. This also applies … Continue reading Are you growing as a writer? →

Mentoring other authors

    Over the last few months I have been asked by three authors if I would mentor them. I was flattered even though I had to say no. I use to mentor authors for free or rather I offered and offered. I wanted to help those get to where I was at the time. … Continue reading Mentoring other authors →

Query rejection letters: Nuggets of gold

    Yes, another post about query letters. This one concerns the letters you might get. Anytime a publisher replies, even if it is a rejection letter, and they give you something to work with pay attention to what they are saying. These are nuggets of gold as I call it. Be appreciative of the … Continue reading Query rejection letters: Nuggets of gold →

Rejected query letters: Will you quit?

  A local writer began a few years ago to send out query letters to publishers. She, like everyone else who does this, started to get rejection letters. When I asked her after some time how it was going she informed me she was quitting, I learned she sent out six. Nothing I could say … Continue reading Rejected query letters: Will you quit? →

Writing a query letter: Do the research

    How many writers know how to write a query letter? If you self publish than you are good to go. But if you are trying to be traditional published or get a literary agent this is an important piece of paper you will probably ever write for your book. In a query letter … Continue reading Writing a query letter: Do the research →

Jasper, Amazon parrot is flying once again: volume four is finished

Last week I finished the first draft of the fourth volume to my children’s chapter book series. It’s also know as the Jasper, Amazon parrot series. It caters to middle grade children. I was able to accomplish this due to the sheet above that challenged writers to write something every day for a month. Jasper … Continue reading Jasper, Amazon parrot is flying once again: volume four is finished →

My children’s chapter book placed in three categories in the UK: Shout it out loud when your book does well

Life has been good for Jasper and I for ebooks and audios last year and definitely this year. Granted ratings for books go up and down faster than a yo-yo does. I do check other countries that has Amazon affiliates hoping to add another country to the list. Some I have gotten close but I … Continue reading My children’s chapter book placed in three categories in the UK: Shout it out loud when your book does well →

Celebrate the wins your brand earns: From the big, the little and all inbetween

  I found this hidden on my file cabinet. I say on since it is in a frame with a magnetic strip on the back. It was covered with other papers. I only found it by accident as I closed one of my drawers to the file cabinet a bit to hard and it fell. … Continue reading Celebrate the wins your brand earns: From the big, the little and all inbetween →

Secondary characters: Are you giving them the time they deserve?

Secondary characters are important in a story- any story. With them they help move the story along, they help your main character which can be good or bad and they make your story well rounded. They help reveal details, can motivate the main character and interact with the antagonist even if it is them. A … Continue reading Secondary characters: Are you giving them the time they deserve? →