Having finally finished my (overdue) manuscript, I’m trying to get back into marketing. It just so happens that one of the author loops I’m on was recently discussing this subject. I immediately noticed that since the last time I paid attention, book marketing seems to have gotten more complex. There are so many more options….
Talking about money and income can be construed as tacky or at the very least, awkward. Because of this, it’s difficult for a new author to figure out how much money they can expect to make when they sell a book. The subject came up on an authors’ loop I subscribe to. Several authors commented…
Last month I shared my anxiety over my latest WIP, which was due at the end of February and not going well. The book had serious problems and I was struggling with what to do about them. I concluded the post by saying since I couldn’t throw away two-thirds of what I’d written and start…
Less than a month from my book deadline and I am floundering—flailing wildly like a proverbial fish out of water. I’m an intuitive writer and right now, my intuition tells me that both my hero and heroine lack agency and their internal conflicts have been too easily resolved. The pace of the book drags and…
At our last virtual get-together, one of my writer friends announced she was getting back the rights for a book she’d recently sold to a small press. The company had published several books for her already, and she’d been happy with those books and the publisher’s support. But the publisher wanted her to take this…