Monthly Archive:: June 2021
I am still super-stressed and overwhelmed by all of the demands on me, at work and at home. But I am trying to use my writing as a way to escape. Rather than thinking about the writing process, my goal …
I’ve been selling my ebooks on Gumroad for years now, but with the release of the third book in my scholarship series, I am starting the migration to Payhip and BookFunnel for delivery. I personally like to use BookFunnel as …
It was a chaotic weekend with barely any time to work. Both mornings, kids got up ridiculously early, cutting off my work partway and not leaving me time to blog about the progress. That really tells you everything you need …
After years of hearing about BookFunnel in podcasts, often from Damon Courtney himself, and recommendations for direct book sales from Joanna Penn as well as others, I decided to set up my accounts on both sites for future direct sales. …
I am still struggling to get into an efficient writing rhythm and only got about 200 words done today. I lost some time this morning because I wanted to order an author copy of my non-fiction book from Ingram Spark …
Today I finished a blog article and scheduled the release and announcement to my email list. Unlike the recent messages I have sent my list, this one does not mention my new book at all in the email, though it …
OK, so last time, I said I was going to blow up my WiP and try to rewrite it from the beginning, being more free and less prescriptive in what I wanted my scenes to accomplish. I want to see …
I finished reading through all of the chapters I had written so far and started trying to write new words this morning, but I’m suffering from self-doubt. I was excited to get back into the fiction, but now that I’m …
Today, my newest blog article goes live and the announcement email mentions my book release. I’m not expecting much from it, since the post is not directly related, and the time has actually passed when that post would have been …
I’ve almost caught up to the end of my writing so far, and it has made me realize just how much work the book needs. Yes, it’s only a first draft, something that is meant to be improved upon significantly, …