It Sucked, I Cried, and Then I Went Back to Writing
This is the story of a failed manuscript. I haven’t written a book in six years. That is, I have written several first drafts, but haven’t dived into the 18-24 months process it takes to go from there to a published book. It’s an intimidating proposition and there was always something shiny. Or not shiny,…
Serendipity or I Have An Agent!
I am thrilled to announce that I’ve recently signed with Cecilia Lyra from The Rights Factory! She is an amazing person and a fantastic agent, coach, and cheerleader and I couldn’t be happier working with her. Our first project together is a book proposal for a memoir of chronic illness and disability. It’s my story…
KDP Select and Bookbub Promotions: An Indie Author Experience
There are a couple of methods to tell a lot of people about your book, rather than just one or two who might catch a tweet or Facebook post. At the end of last year and the beginning of this one, I tried two of them: a KDP Select Free Book Promotion for Chronic Christmas:…