What I love is a combination of things that all tie to one thing. I love storytelling. Recently, I went to the big medieval event I attend every August with about 10,000+ people. For 9 days or so, I lived in a canvas square pavilion (10×10 feet, 5 poles, the center is about 9 feet…
Altering my path as an authorpreneur When I first began to self-publish, I used CreateSpace. Via this fantastic website, I could format both an eBook (Kindle) and paperback for publication – mostly to Amazon. I started slowly. It began with some of my nonfiction works. This, in time, would be moved to a separate name…
I love how it feels to consistently reach “the end”. While everyone – and I mean everyone – is a creator in one form or another, not everyone is an artist. There are a wide range of arts to consider. Fiber arts, music, dance, painting, sculpture, writing, cake creation and decoration, and so much more….
Writing is only the first step of the creative process for self-publishing. When I first started writing – as a 9-year-old – and completed my first sci-fi story; more than anything, I wanted to be a published author. Visions of my books being on the shelves at all the bookstores and in libraries danced in…
Welcome to my brain dump. All kinds of things go through my head on a regular basis. Some you might read here or in another blog. Some are kept close to the vest – and either written out in my physical journal or not at all. Whatever the case may be – I have a…
A worthwhile risk is always worth taking, in my opinion. I’ve been writing since I was 9 years old. Over the years, I made a lot of attempts to go the traditional route with publishing. For a brief time, I had an agent – but he wasn’t the right fit for me (sci-fi fantasy wasn’t…
Yes, but not in an entirely obvious way. Storytelling isn’t just making something up and sharing it. It’s a much broader topic that includes fiction, nonfiction, and general dissemination of information. Storytelling has been part of every culture on the planet. From ancient times to today, there have always been storytellers. Long before hieroglyphs or…
AI is just another tool that’s not been fully defined yet. Before the advent of the word processor, you had to rely on yourself and others to proofread your work. Typos had to be sought out – and fixing them took white-out and repositioning the paper to retype your work. There was no backspace or…
This is a rambling, jumbled, uncertain mess – but I know others go through this sort of thing, too. The upside to being an indie author is that, to all intents and purposes, I’m an independent business. Maybe the term is authorpreneur? That’s fancy and probably a bit pretentious. I choose when I write, what…
Maybe, maybe not. I know that I do. I’ve self-published a dozen books, sci-fi, fantasy, and Steampunk. As of this writing, I have 4 completed books I’ve edited that need to go to an editor. I have 3 unedited, complete books and am nearing the end of a 4th. The new series I’ve been working…
