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September 10, 2015
The Pitch Wars Experience
If you follow my Twitter account, you’ve probably seen an abundance of writing related tweets using hashtags such as #PitchWars. What is Pitch Wars?
August 18, 2015
Favorite Childhood Movies of the 80s
I was born in 1982 and have been a weird little geek for as long as I can remember. I can recall jumping around on the furniture (when my mom wasn’t looking of course!) imagining I was Superman and bouncing around pretending to teleport like Nightcrawler from the X-men. Seriously y’all, I thought I was […]
August 11, 2015
Ballin’ on a Budget: Author Edition
Self-publishing can be a great freedom, but also an unfortunate strike on your piggy bank. You can easily find yourself dumping thousands of your hard earned dollars into the process. There’s a need to publish quality content, but let’s be honest here, not every writer has thousands of dollars available to funnel into a publishing […]
July 3, 2015
Book Cover Design Tips
If you’ve been following my FB and blog, you already know about my Indiegogo campaign which was funded to help cover costs of self-publishing. Part of the campaign funds were allotted for the cover art for book one and two of my Alliance series. Prior to the campaign, I spent a lot of time researching […]
June 20, 2015
The Alliance Indiegogo Funded and Finished
I know everyone has seen a barrage of Indiegogo campaign posts—I am sincerely sorry for the Indie overload—but I’m proud to say the campaign was fully funded. The campaign has also finished the month long crusade, so now I can make moves towards publication this fall. This also means I have more insight to share […]
June 3, 2015
Don’t Be Scared to Change Your Story
I decided to re-write the first chapter of Sacrifice because it’s the only section of the book I’ve been unhappy with. I always grimace when I have to provide that section for queries. Every time I submit to an agent I catch myself saying, “Ugh this isn’t the best part.” Well why isn’t it? Why […]
September 7, 2014
Kickstarting Diversity in Fiction: An Interview with S.E. Doster
Originally posted on The Inconvenient Muse:
Recently I’ve had the opportunity to connect with fellow fantasy author S.E. Doster, writer of The Alliance Series. Her first book, The Alliance: Bloodlines, tells the supernaturally-charged story of unlikely heroes and their fight to take back their city. Doster is now working on the sequel, Drakon, while she is running a…
Recently I’ve had the opportunity to connect with fellow fantasy author S.E. Doster, writer of The Alliance Series. Her first book, The Alliance: Bloodlines, tells the supernaturally-charged story of unlikely heroes and their fight to take back their city. Doster is now working on the sequel, Drakon, while she is running a…
September 5, 2014
Sacrifice Novel Kickstarter is Live!
The Sacrifice novel Kickstarter is now live! Even if you can’t donate right now, I would be forever grateful if you could share with friends and family. Don’t just share the link, but tell them WHY they should click it. This is my attempt to bring more diversity to literature. I just recently finished an […]
August 29, 2014
Sacrifice Novel Excerpt
There’s only a week left until the Kickstarter campaign launches, and i’m eager to share more information about my upcoming novel. Instead of sharing another piece of concept art or character bio, I decided to include a teaser from the Sacrifice manuscript. Did you miss my formal announcement? If so, you can click here to find […]
August 26, 2014
Social Anxiety and Comic-Con
Lately I’ve been blogging about self-publishing, writing tips and promoting my Kickstarter. A reader suggested the topic of personal Comic-Con experience, so I decide to focus the piece on how I love cons despite my social anxiety. I hope you enjoy this more personal blog post. I’m a hardcore introvert, and I’m accustomed to quiet […]
