Want people to buy your work? Have you asked if they're interested? Do they know you're a creative? Do they know you're selling? If you talk about it a lot, and I mean a lot a lot, then yes they do. But if you can't tell me that you're talking about it all the time,… Continue reading Tip for Creating: Ask a Lot!
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The Qapital app may have helped save $725
Did Qapital help me save more? Sooo if you recall, for the new year I began this experiment to see if Qapital helps me save more money than I already do. I'm happy to announce that in the past few months I've saved $725 more than my average savings before. I excluded my tax return from… Continue reading The Qapital app may have helped save $725
Still learning to juggle a platform
If there's two types of people in the world: Minimalist: Keeps as little as possible Hoarder: Gets rid of as little as possible then I am absolutely neither of them. But of course that's a very sparse definition of minimalists and hoarders. I could go the other way: If there's two types of people… Continue reading Still learning to juggle a platform
When to hire a ghostwriter
In my class Do You Have a Book in You? I don’t coddle. Just because you're taking the class doesn't mean you automatically get the "YES, you should write a book!" answer. Some people have a story but not a book. They don’t have a passion for the writing; they have a passion for the message,… Continue reading When to hire a ghostwriter
To break a mermaid curse
You may recall for Halloween I shared definitive proof that I am cursed by mermaids. I had a great discussion about breaking the curse with Beware of the Reader <-- which can we all agree that is the best bookblog name ever? The curse all started when I didn't show up to a magical disappearing lake… Continue reading To break a mermaid curse
How I made my book look like a book
In a timeline of things to be done in the journey of self-publishing, on one end is the writing and editing. And on the other end is the selling and marketing. But there's a whole lot of in between that doesn't really get talked about. If you type a jumble of words into a Word… Continue reading How I made my book look like a book
My 6 step process to editing a book
I passed the writing phase for "I Know You Like a Murder" and was on to the editing phase. When asking writers further along in the writing journey, I found that most don't have a step-by-step system for their editing, they just read through and edit whatever they see needs fixed. I collected a… Continue reading My 6 step process to editing a book
The super simple way to build your creative community
Sure, some of it is luck and location, but most of it is YOU. There are creatives out there, I guarantee it. They just need someone to call them out and make it happen. That someone can be you. That someone has been me. Unintentionally, I just kind of stumbled upon it. This is simple,… Continue reading The super simple way to build your creative community
The book title that got the least votes, but wins
Disclaimer: This has nothing to do with politics. Let's not go there 🙂 If you don't follow me on other social media, you missed out on a survey to vote on the title of my short story. (I'm sorry, I actually planned on posting it here, because you're some of my greatest fans, but I… Continue reading The book title that got the least votes, but wins
13 tools for editing your book
As I began editing my story, I asked a bunch of writers - either that I personally know or through Facebook writers groups - what tools they use when editing their book. I was shocked that most didn't have a plan or a tool...they just wing it! I'm sure most of us would like a… Continue reading 13 tools for editing your book