Writing in a pandemic

Writing in a pandemic

Sep 24, 2020 | before, Blog

Well, my (writing) world went to shit. I can’t write in cafés anymore. I could. They’re open, but I don’t want to. Plus, I’m not ready to edit yet. I’m still drafting my next story. My dictation schedule took a hammering because after I...
Amazon’s 30, 60, & 90 day cliff, and the power of 1 sale

Amazon’s 30, 60, & 90 day cliff, and the power of 1 sale

Jan 21, 2020 | after

Look at the Amazon Rank Graphic. Is your book lurking at the bottom of the Amazon Charts? Or are you worrying about Amazon’s 30, 60, & 90 day ‘cliff’ drop? Fear not. My chart graphic shows what happens when a book is left without promotion until...
How to write a character first powerful plot

How to write a character first powerful plot

Dec 31, 2019 | Blog

We’ve all heard that plot driven stories may be fun to write, but readers stick around for the characters. But how exactly do we squeeze all that boring character heavy stuff into our action packed storyline?? If you’re like me, character may be your...
The Difference Between An Idea, A Concept, And A Premise

The Difference Between An Idea, A Concept, And A Premise

Dec 30, 2019 | before

An idea is to travel to Florida. A concept is to travel by car and stop at all the national parks along the way. A premise is to take your estranged father with you and mend fences while on the road.   This is taken directly from the pages of Larry Brooks’,...
The Christmas Book Buying Public for Self Published Authors

The Christmas Book Buying Public for Self Published Authors

Dec 27, 2019 | after

This Post is just a reminder for Christmas next year at how powerful the Nov/Dec month is. For me, sales didn’t really register for the first few days of Dec, but that’s probably a delay in Amazon’s reporting. This tells me that I need to get...