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July 26, 2023

Why You Shouldn’t Worry about Family Not Supporting Your Books

When the Power series was first hot, my cousin said to me: “You should write books like on Power! The way we grew up, I know you can put some stuff together.” That bothered me for two reasons: Self-Publishing is a lot of work, and not feeling supported by our family and friends can be… Continue reading

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December 28, 2020

Dear Indie Authors, Please Identify Your Target Audience in 2021

Entrepreneurship has been the talk of 2020. With the COVID-19 virus sweeping the world, many new businesses have been born. It is a delight to see people take something as detrimental as a deadly global pandemic and use it as the catalyst for stepping outside their comfort zones. Every day someone is beaming about their… Continue reading

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September 16, 2020

Why I Say “Thank You” (and why you should too)

This post is longer than I would like, but I think the message is necessary. If you’ve been following me online for any significant amount of time, you know I am always saying thank you or reintroducing myself to new readers. I do this because of my firm belief in the phrase, “people don’t have… Continue reading

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December 8, 2017

New Author Tip

Blogging has greatly impacted my writing life. The knowledge and wisdom from my fellow bloggers is amazing. I love that we build each other up and alert one another to things that may seem fishy in the publishing industry. I love that we promote each other and help advance the other’s writing life. That said,… Continue reading

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October 22, 2015

Self-Publishing: Target Markets

Though it’s a lot of work, one of the many reasons I chose to Self-Publish is the control. One thing that I did not want is to be categorized. If for whatever reason I chose to include biblical text or any spirituality in my writing I did not want my work labeled Christian Fiction or… Continue reading

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target audience

Why You Shouldn’t Worry about Family Not Supporting Your Books

Dear Indie Authors, Please Identify Your Target Audience in 2021

Why I Say “Thank You” (and why you should too)

New Author Tip

Self-Publishing: Target Markets