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5 Things on Love Triangles

Over the past few years, the love triangle has gotten a really bad rap, and I understand that. Two guys who fall in love with the main character, when she herself has thought she was unlovable? It sounds ridiculous, but I have a confession to make. My sequel has a love triangle.   And it…

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The Social Writer: A New Series

I started my last semester of college yesterday, and as a public relations major, I heard a lot about campaigns and “integrated marketing,” which basically means social media (in a really water downed way). Given that I’m starting to look at social media more and more as a business tool rather than just for fun.…

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My New Outlining Method

I’ve always been a very linear outliner. I can’t help it, I just think in order. When I working on The Assassin, I always knew the general direction and the end that the book would have, even though the details changed a lot. When it came time to sit down and plan out the sequel, TA2 (I…

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The Badass Guide to Pen Names

Pen names, many authors use them, but how do you know if it’s right for you? There are several reasons an author could use a pen name, and today, we’re going to talk about some of the reasons you may decide you need a pen name, or why you may want one. Welcome to The…

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When Should You Sequel?

In traditional publishing, there’s often a one year wait between a book and it’s sequel. Of course, in indie publishing, all of that notion that readers have to wait a year is thrown out the window. But if we’re throwing out the traditional publishing cycle, what are we replacing it with? Well, that’s the great…

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The Badass Guide to Naming Your Main Character

Naming your main character is one of the most important things you can do, but figuring it out can be hard. Trust me, when I come up with a new idea for a story, I probably spend three days asking people to throw out names for characters. I know that when I find that name,…

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5 Things to Do While You Wait for the Editor

Tuesday night, at around 11:30pm, I finished the edits on my book. At least, my own personal edits. today, I dropped that sucker into the inbox of my editor. To be honest, right now, I’m feeling a bit lost. I spent so much time in July preparing this manuscript, and I feel really good about…

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For the Love of Words: June and July

If you write books or have friends that do, you’ve probably heard of NaNoWriMo and its sister competition, Camp NaNoWriMo. The idea is to write 50,000 words a month, so about 1,667 words a day. Sounds easy on paper to someone who has pulled of 10,000 words in a day a few times, however the…

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For the Love of Books: June and July

This post contains affiliate links. You can learn more here about how they support this indie author here.  As the dog days of summer go on, the books I’ve read continues to grow. I’ve spent this week on the couch after work, resting the finger, reading a book. While I feel like I should be…

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August 2020

Saturday came and I was so relieved to flip all my planners and calendars to August. July was rough, especially the last few weeks. I found myself dealing with a hard case of depression where all I did was wake up, work, and then watch four hours of 90 Day Fiancé, and then go to…

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