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March 13, 2020

Book Publishing in the Age of COVID-19

I know some of you are wondering about the effects of the Coronavirus on the book industry. Some of you have asked if you should still publish your books. Yes, I do think you should proceed with publishing your books. Based on the current climate, I also think it is wise for all businesses to… Continue reading

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March 11, 2020

The One Thing Self-Publishers Overlook When Publishing Print Books

I am getting book one in The Stella Trilogy ready for its March 24th release. Preparing this book led me to notice the one thing about my books I had neglected and the one thing Self-Publishers overlook when publishing print books. Not all Self-Published books look mediocre because of poor cover design and editing. Lots… Continue reading

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February 24, 2020

Revising The Stella Trilogy: A Behind the Scenes Look

Tomorrow will mark five years since I released the first book in The Stella Trilogy. Wowzers! I am celebrating by introducing the new cover to book one and two. If you haven’t heard, I removed the books from amazon for some much needed polish and am re-publishing them. To learn why check out the blog… Continue reading

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February 13, 2020

Win $200 in Amazon Cash: From The 2019 Kindle Book Award Winners

Attention Readers!!! I am so excited to collaborate with the winners of the 2019 Kindle Book Awards to award one of you a $200 cash prize, sponsored by Amazon. Please read on for instructions on how to enter. We can all use an extra $200! For a chance to win a $200 Amazon eGift Card from The… Continue reading

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February 12, 2020

The Effort Will Release It’s Reward (If You Do Not Give Up)

I published my first book in 2008 and the first book I ever sold in 2010. But it wasn’t until 2015 that I learned to define what my author’s voice was, to establish an author platform, to reach people, and to truly understand what it meant to be an Independent Author. In the beginning, my… Continue reading

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February 10, 2020

Lit Mag 2020 Is On the Way

The 2020 Lit Mag Literary Magazine for Poets is on its way out! We are proud to feature last year’s Grand Prize Winner Chanelle Barnes on the cover. Volume 2, Edition 2, is scheduled to print Tuesday, March 3, 2020. This year’s magazine features the winners of “Yecheilyah’s Annual Poetry Contest 2019”: Chanelle Barnes, BuddahDesmond,… Continue reading

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January 22, 2020

Quality over Quantity: Why I Pulled My Trilogy from Amazon

The Stella Trilogy put me on in more ways than one. It was the first time I got reviews on amazon for my books (I knew nothing about amazon when I started) and the Stella Trilogy book signing made me enough money to pay my bills and then some. It was the first time I… Continue reading

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