Annette K. Larsen's Blog, page 11
October 15, 2020
It’s Here! It’s Here!
Songs for Libby is out there in the world, waiting to be consumed. Let the nervous, fluttering, heart-pounding suspense begin! For me. Because that’s how I feel—every time I release a book. Waiting on pins and needles to see if … Continue reading →
October 13, 2020
TWO DAYS!!
Only TWO DAYS until Songs for Libby will be live and available. Only two days before it shows up automatically on the Kindles of anyone who has preordered it. I wrote a rockstar romance. I didn’t set out to do … Continue reading →
October 6, 2020
Libby’s Songs
I’ve accumulated a pretty hefty list of songs that feel like they speak to my characters, so this time, instead of just doing one playlist, I’m going to divide it into two. This week I’m focusing on the songs that … Continue reading →
September 29, 2020
Counting Down
SIXTEEN DAYS! Sixteen days, my friends, until Songs for Libby is released. Here’s the thing. This indie-author thing that I’m doing—it’s hard. And frustrating. And I seriously don’t know what I’m doing sometimes. All my marketing and launch ideas feel … Continue reading →
September 22, 2020
Behind the YouTube Scenes
As I set the Songs for Libby launch aside for a bit, I managed to record a video for my YouTube channel yesterday. I haven’t done that since COVID came on the scene. The video isn’t long, and there wasn’t … Continue reading →
September 4, 2020
An Ode to Reviews
(Not actually an Ode) I’m coming up on a launch. Songs for Libby releases on October 15 and is up for pre-order now. That means that I’m going to be putting out my hands to beg for reviews as soon … Continue reading →
August 27, 2020
Beta Alpha Delta
I’ve mentioned beta readers several times and I’ve had a handful of people ask me what the heck they are. It’s like beta testing a product. When you develop computer software or hardware, you have to beta test it before … Continue reading →
August 18, 2020
Wanna See My New Book?
Shall we have a cover reveal? I think we shall. My approach for this cover was different than any of my others. For each of my other books I’ve been able to come up with a pretty solid concept of … Continue reading →
July 28, 2020
Hurt people hurt people
How are you broken? We all are. Some of us have jagged cracks through our souls. Others of us have countless fine lines. Most of us have a mix of both. We’ve been broken by words and by circumstance. We’ve … Continue reading →
July 14, 2020
It’s Critical to Critique
Back before I published my first book, I exercised my writing muscles in a lot of different ways. I loaded my chapters onto a critique website and got feedback from a bunch of random strangers on the internet. In turn, I'd read their stuff and give them feedback. That format taught me how to better take criticism, whether that meant swallowing my pride and killing my darlings, or if it meant disregarding their comments because they were so far from my target audience that I had to filter some of their comments as irrelevant. Continue reading →
