Now that my book “Conduit: The Beginning” is starting to reach some readers, I’m hoping to start some discussion around the many characters in the book. I’m anxious to hear what character people loved to read about the most. I … read more
I have been away from my website for a few days recovering from an eventful week-end. Saturday and Sunday I ran a promotion for my new book, “Conduit: The Beginning”, by offering it on Amazon for FREE! I believe it … read more
As I had mentioned in an earlier post, I hoped to help those thinking about publishing their books online themselves, by sharing some of the pitfalls and troubles I have experienced with the process of publishing my novel with Amazon. … read more
Shortly after posting “Conduit: The Beginning” to Amazon and blasting out the news that my novel was available for purchase, I received numerous comments that people would like to buy the book but do not own a Kindle. Due to … read more
This is going to be a very quick note to let everyone know that my story, “Conduit: The Beginning“, is now available for purchase for the Kindle at Amazon.com. I am of course very excited, but I’m also extremely busy … read more
It’s done! I uploaded my story, “Conduit: The Beginning”, to Amazon yesterday. I had a lot of questions related to posting my work to Amazon and other platforms. Many blogs out there have advice on why to self-publish through the … read more
The release day of my story Conduit is fast approaching. As of late, I have been working with a talented artist on the design of my cover. I had originally tried to design the cover myself but found I’d be … read more
I have a pet peeve – I know, I have many. I promise to make it short. As a new author trying to get my work to a publisher, I find myself scouring the listings of publishers that will still … read more
I am very excited about the thought of releasing my book “Conduit” on Amazon in the very near future. Yes, a little nervous, OK a lot nervous, but still excited. I hope that people will enjoy my story as much … read more
With eBooks gaining popularity, there appears to be a trend of shorter style books called novellas entering the market. So what is causing this? I attribute the change to several factors that I list below: 1)Cost Without the overhead of … read more
I first started my story “Conduit” with the idea that I wanted to create a new kind of alien invasion story. One, not about green people invading earth or ripping from the chests of helpless victims, but one more about … read more
In my last post, I wrote about how it helps for a new author to look for the positive message, if any, hidden in a rejection then to focus solely on the fact that their work had been rejected by … read more
In one’s never ending quest to getting published, one learns to seek any positive signs in the many rejections that pour into the mailbox. When I first started submitting to agents, I had no idea what I was starting. I … read more
Yesterday I opened up a little regarding my attempts at landing an agent. Sometime into my publishing attempts, I had read from several authors advice on how to get a book published. They all explained that perhaps the best way … read more
I’m trying to remember when I actually finished my story. I believe it was somewhere around February. I remember that I was very excited to reach out and find an agent to represent me and I would no sooner blink … read more
My book turned out to be a little over 80,000 words. Part of me wants to simply set it up in Amazon and see what happens, but another part of me pushes that thought out. I’m not quite sure why. … read more
