Back in January – mid-January to be exact – I posted about the changes to the pricing structure of my novels. I figured I’d update everyone and give all of you indie authors out there an idea if the pricing structure is working or not. The final analysis? Yes, it’s working. Working well, I might [...]

Well, I took a bit of time off there at the end of 2010 and am just now getting over being sick, but now I’m inching my way into 2011 with some big goals. I left 2010 with two books finished in my Black Earth series and a lot of plans on the horizon. Well, [...]

With a score of book signings occurring for me between Nov 27th and Dec 18th, I decided to add a bit of seasonal flare to my author toolkit – free gift wrapping. I got to thinking that since most malls, retail outlets, and even some book stores off free gift wrapping during the holidays as [...]

I figured I’d start blogging on the finer points of this self-publishing journey I’ve been on for a while now, starting with book signings. Now, if there’s one thing I don’t like doing, it’s going out making public appearances. I can be quite shy and introverted, especially in regards to my writing. But book signings [...]

Editor’s Note: This is the first book excerpt we’ve put on the site.  If you’re interested in posting a book excerpt of your own, see here. I’ve come to the conclusion that not many people know what my latest novel, Black Earth: End of the Innocence, is all about. I know a lot of information [...]

I did it! I finally handed in my manuscript for Black Earth: The Broken Daisy to my editor at the end of last week. This freed me up to continue work on formatting Black Earth: End of the Innocence for ebook editions on Smashwords. I was having some major problems formatting my Word doc and [...]