Writing and Publishing: My First Steps into Marketing
After two months of being on the market, I can definitely say that I need marketing. No stranger has bought my book. One of the reasons I think this is, is because my book is expensive for an unknown author…
Writing and Publishing: Resistance
Once I read an article where they talked about Isaac Asimov, one of my favorite authors of all time. One thing that caught my eye in this article was this:“All creatives-be they entrepreneurs, writers, or artists-know the fear of giving…
Writing and Publishing: Inspiration Part 2 – Isaac Asimov
When I was in High School, I read the book “Nine Tomorrows” by Isaac Asimov. Back then the book was hard to get because it was out of print, but I managed to get my hands on it anyway. It…
Writing and Publishing: Inspiration Part 1 – J.K. Rowling
Today, I read this tweet by Rowling: “Even if it isn’t the piece of work that finds an audience, it will teach you things you could have learned no other way. (And by the way, just because it didn’t find…
Writing and Publishing: Don’t Be Afraid
It took me 18 years to publish my first story. I don’t mean that it took me 18 years to write it, I mean it took me 18 years to finally have the courage to publish it. I edited and…
Writing and Publishing: Why Write?
Sometimes people ask me how come I like to write.Growing up, I wasn’t a good reader. I rarely read at all. My reading assignments at school were scarce and the few books assigned didn’t call to me. We rarely (or…
Writing and Publishing: Revising “Breakup”
I have finished revising the first short story in my collection of short stories (soon to be published), A Drop Of Fantasy. The first story is called The Breakup. I hope you like it! I wrote it when I was around 22…
Writing and Publishing: N.A.V.S.A. Merchandise? Not Really…
I have never really created a NAVSA logo. I tried once, but it didn’t work. Maybe I should try again! Or maybe I should have a give away for best logo and give wonderful prizes! No, I don’t know… but…
Writing and Publishing: How Big is the N.A.V.S.A. Series?
I started writing the N.A.V.S.A. series back in 1998 (before I even got married!) because of a dream I had one day. The dream included Dylan and Rebecca in a scene that actually became one of the first scenes in…
Writing and Publishing: My Next Book Project
I know I should probably start working on the second N.A.V.S.A. book, Werewolf Phenomenon. I’m not. I know. I’m sorry. The good news is these stories are already written. Just like Part 1 was written 3 years ago (it was…