Tips & Tricks

Publishing 101: Timelines

After self-publishing 2 books, I realized how important keeping a good timeline is for my sanity. It doesn't mean that those timelines...

Podcast Recommendations

Podcasts can be a great form of professional development for authors, and an excellent way to learn while you're on the move. I...

Feature Chat: Author Mallory McCartney

I sat down with author Mallory McCartney to chat about her experience as an author and dealing with a multi-layered story writing

Creating Creatures 101

Welcome to your class on creating original fantastical creatures

The Editing Chopping Block

Check out my list of words on the editing chopping block for when it's time to bring out the red pen

7 Tips to combat writer's block

No matter how many great ideas a writer may have, most of us struggle with mental creative blocks at some point. How do you tackle it...?

The Costs of Self Publishing

Is self-publishing expensive? Well, it can be depending on how you go about it. Here are some of my costs, and my experience with budgets...

Reflecting on the Past

I have learned a lot about indie publishing in a very short amount of time, and most of these lessons have been through trial by fire....

Beware the Vanity Publisher

The distinguishing difference between traditional publishing and independent (or indie) publishing is who holds the purse strings. In...

Crash Course to Writing a Book

15 steps to writing a book

It's All in the Name

One of the smallest details of writing a book, that often has a major impact on both writer and reader, is the name of characters....

So You Want to be an Author?

Whether you are interested in traditional publishing, indie publishing, or both, the world of publishing feels like a mysterious...