Is it okay to doubt your writing?

I’m in a strange place right now with my writing. Strange because I have 2 bestselling books that do amazingly well when it comes to sales and rankings, I have another that is just about to be released and I just signed a contract for another book. So really, I...

Indie Life: The Value of Collaborations

I’m a lover of collaborations of any kind. Wether it’s in a boxed set with other fabulous authors and you hit the USA Today Bestselling list, joining with another author to write a novel together or joining forces with 27 other amazing authors to form a...

Indie Life: Do You Need A Newsletter?

Do you have a newsletter? Do you need one? Do you really want one? I know, I know, some of you are groaning at the thought. Let’s face it – newsletters, if used incorrectly, are horrible torture devices that clog up our emails and force us to unsubscribe...

7 Steps to Indie Publishing

Interested in indie publishing but don’t know where to turn? Having self published (so far) eight out of my ten ebooks, I might be able to help. Write the best book you can. Don’t be afraid to revise. Get your book edited by a professional editor. And yes, you might...

What Happens When Amazon Promotes You?

I’ve been receiving emails from fellow writers asking me about the Amazon promotion I was part of for August and what it means and how to get it. Let me start off by saying that I have no idea how Amazon decides which authors to promote. I promise there were no...

What Does It Mean To Be Indie?

Since I started this journey, I’ve learned a lot of things. I’ve learned that as an indie author – I can’t always do it alone, that the finished product I thought was ‘awesome’ was only mediocre at best. I’ve learned that...