HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
A year ago, I was still a lesser-known indie author. I’d gone about the whole enterprise the “wrong way.” I’ve been a writer my whole life and, a few years ago, when a close friend of mine told me about the ebook … Continued
Labor Pains
Ladies, you remember what it’s like being pregnant. Once you’ve accepted the idea and warmed to it, you prepare in many ways. It’s a long haul, but we’re built for it—and in every way imaginable: physically, mentally, emotionally. Like I … Continued
Y’all a Bestseller, Say F**k That…
Apologies to Korn, but it works. 😉 In all seriousness, I want to talk about a topic I’ve thought a lot about over the past year. It has to do with indie publishing versus traditional. I want to talk about … Continued
Satisfaction Guaranteed…for 90% of You
Oh, God. I wish I wouldn’t read my reviews. I really wish I wouldn’t. Eventually, once one of my books starts getting some of the more critical ones, I do stop. But I can’t help myself starting out. I used to … Continued
For Crying out Loud!
I don’t know if it’s a good or bad thing that I feel emotions when I write my books, but I do. I cried several times writing Rock Bottom, and I laughed at several spots during Feverish. I tend to … Continued
We Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled Program
Wow. I and the rest of the indie publishing community are still reeling from this latest scandal, although I’m sure it’s not just the indie publishing community. If you haven’t heard about the latest whisperings of plagiarism in the romance … Continued
Open Mouth, Insert Foot
Readers who have been “with me” for a long time know that I have a steadfast rule—I rarely read in my genre, and I don’t for lots of reasons. The biggest reason is that I don’t want to sound like … Continued
The Difference a Year Can Make
My life has undergone a lot of changes over the past year, more than I ever would have imagined. I’ve been through a lot of emotional stuff, some good, some bad, but I tend to focus on the positive (even … Continued
A Sincere Thanks
What a weird weekend it was in the world of writing. I was consumed with one author pulling her book off the shelves indefinitely, but then a fellow author alerted me to yet another author doing her best to decimate … Continued
