Reflections: 2024 was the Year of Growth and Clarity
Reflections on 2024: Wins, lessons, and growth as an author and creative entrepreneur. From wins (and fails) to embracing balance, here’s to 2025 goals!
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Lessons Learned from an Indie Author’s Book Tour Experience
Discover the lessons learned by a self-published author’s book tour journey—insights on planning, pitching, and embracing the unexpected.
What is Your Definition of Success?
Author success isn’t just about ambition. It’s determining what is important to keep you on track and bring clarity to your creative journey.
What’s the secret to writing book after book?
When my creative well runs dry, I find it hard to function, even with the little things. So what’s the secret to keep writing the next book?
How I Wrote My First Novel
My writing journey has been slightly different to most. I like to think of myself as a bit of a crackpot writer (hence the name of my website), but once I explain this, you may understand why.
How Do Authors Get Paid?
It’s an interesting question and one that’s in media a lot these days. The easy answer: royalties. But the real answer is a little more complicated than that. And how we benefit is not always financial.
Reflections: 2021 was (surprisingly) an incredible year!
This is usually the time when we humans like to think about all the nutty stuff that happened over the last year. A lot happened in 2021!
Frequently Asked Questions about NaNoWriMo
It’s NaNoWriMo! 2021 is my third year of participating and since I’ve been asked by a number of people what’s it about, I’m going to write this post as an FAQ and share my experiences so far. So if you’re curious, read on!
The Fear of Book Signings
Most writers love nothing more than to hole up in their special space and simply write. But public appearances? Ooh, that’s a form of torture all on its own. I tell you about my own fears with book signings.
The Fear of Book Signings
Most writers love nothing more than to hole up in their special space and simply write. But public appearances? Ooh, that’s a form of torture all on its own. I tell you about my own fears with book signings.