Pic: Isn’t my grandbaby just adorable? I get to hang out with him at least once a week, and he is such a joy. I’ve missed journaling, so I am going back to it, even just a sentence or two every day. Anyone else feel this…like, every day, I learn […]
business of being an author
If I could patent a diet, it would be based on nervous energy. When the family gets together, I have to either be cooking, washing dishes, or tidying up. I just cannot sit still. I seriously envision my body losing calories just from expending all that energy. (I wish!) In […]
Why impatience may be a virtue
Through my church, I have been taking a self-reliance class called “Starting and Growing Your Business.” It’s been an eye-opener to me. I am a fairly productive writer, able to write and publish one book a month on average over the past two years, but I admit I don’t have […]
Top 10 things I wish I had done from the ...
Evan Gow is the indie developer of StoryOrigin, a marketing tool / community that authors can use to find reviewers, increase sales, build their mailing lists, and manage their schedules. He will chat about how he started this one-stop author service, how authors can get more book reviews, and what […]
Q&A: Getting more book reviews with Evan Gow
Carol Moncado is the USA Today Bestselling author of contemporary Christian and royal romances. She will chat about how she creates her kingdoms, how she drafts to publish, and what royal romance readers want. Q. I am so happy that we are able to chat today…we’ve been wanting to do […]
Q&A: Writing About Royals with Carol Moncado
2 A community college teacher friend of mine put out a call for website makeovers his class could work on the next six weeks, and I volunteered mine. I had my first Webex call Tuesday and I’m excited to see what happens. For my homework, I need to give them examples […]
Best Minimalist Author Websites
Jess Mastorakos is the author of sweet military romances. She will chat about how she researches her Marine scenes, how she gets everything done as an author and mom of four littles, and how she got one million page reads in 18 months since writing to market. Q. Thanks for […]
Q&A: One million page reads with Jess Mastorakos
One of my aspiring author friends wanted to pick my brain about self-publishing, so I decided I would feature the gist of our conversation in a Q&A. For more details on my publishing process, check out my how-to book Rapid Release. Q. How did you get started in publishing? A. […]
Q&A: Jumping into Self-Publishing with Jewel Allen
Judy Corry is the Amazon bestselling author of young adult romances. She will chat about how winning the Kindle Scout program in 2017 launched her publishing career, how she drafts her 75K-word books, and how she podcasts with The Writing Gals. Q. Thanks for chatting with me today, Judy! You […]