Back in October, I planned on using this idea for a haunted house/portal fantasy that I'd had rolling around in my head for a few months. I smashed two ideas together and I ran with it. I took a week of vacation (because I had to use it before Jan or I'd lose it) and … Continue reading Falling Out of Love with a WIP ( It’s Okay!)
Tag: indie publishing
Self-Publishing as a Plan B (Don’t)
While scrolling on Twitter, I saw a post by in which an author had sent out 250 queries with no success. She was going to self-publish because she couldn't get an agent's attention, and she was tired of being ignored by them. In the comments, agents were referred to as "gatekeepers," and how other authors had had … Continue reading Self-Publishing as a Plan B (Don’t)
Handling Reviews
Getting reviews is tough when you don't have thousands of dollars to throw into advertising or a big publisher on your book or multiple big name authors telling their audience how amazing your book is. And then, by some miracle, you get a few reviews. It's great. Strangers on the internet are telling you how much they … Continue reading Handling Reviews