Writing Projects: Are We Ever Really Done?

We often struggle to call projects done. Especially if we self-publish, many of our projects are never-ending, and that can create a feeling of burnout.

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Writing Projects: Are We Ever Really Done?

What Makes a Writer a “Real” Author?

What makes someone a “real” writer or a “real” author? Let’s look at the question of what makes a writer “real” from a different perspective.

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What Makes a Writer a “Real” Author?

Everyone Takes Wrong Turns…Even Amazon

Just like big companies, we all take wrong turns sometimes, no matter how much experience we have. Mistakes aren’t a reflection on us or our choices.

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Everyone Takes Wrong Turns…Even Amazon

CreateSpace to KDP: The Aftermath

Last summer, Amazon announced that CreateSpace was closing and merging with KDP. Now that CS is dead and the migration is over, let’s make sure our books are set up properly at KDP.

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CreateSpace to KDP: The Aftermath

How to Use Scrivener for NaNoWriMo — Guest: Gwen Hernandez

The Scrivener drafting programs helps writers track daily word count and hit targets, but it’s not always intuitive. Scrivener expert Gwen Hernandez is sharing her Scrivener tips for NaNoWriMo, including how to compile our draft—one of the trickiest aspects of Scrivener.

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How to Use Scrivener for NaNoWriMo — Guest: Gwen Hernandez

How Can a Good Publishing Partner Help Us? (and Blogiversary Winners!)

With all the obstacles in the way of our success, it can sometimes feel like we’re all alone in this career. But if we’re lucky, we might have the sense that our writing community and publishing partners are pulling for us too.

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How Can a Good Publishing Partner Help Us? (and Blogiversary Winners!)

Branding: The Right Way vs. the Wrong Way

A crazy story erupted on social media with the hashtag #cockygate involving authors, Amazon KDP, and trademark law. One author is attempting to prevent others from using a word in their book titles, as she mistakenly thinks our book titles are our brands.

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Branding: The Right Way vs. the Wrong Way

Self-Publishing Resources: For Fun and Profit

In the writing and self-publishing world, writers encounter a lot of services that cost money. Some of them are solid resources that are worth it if they work for our processes. Others…? Not so much. That’s why it’s always nice to discover free resources or discounted services.

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Self-Publishing Resources: For Fun and Profit

Self Publishing? Match Your Plans to Your Goals — Part One

My series about Indie Publishing Paths at Fiction University has highlighted some of the choices we have to make as self-published authors, and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when faced with so much uncertainty. So where do we start?

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Self Publishing? Match Your Plans to Your Goals — Part One

Should Published Stories Be Set in Stone?

In traditional publishing, authors (and their readers) are often stuck with errors, but with ebooks, POD, and self-publishing, files are easy to fix and upload. Should authors make changes, or should books be set in stone?

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Should Published Stories Be Set in Stone?