Flavor of Writing

I'm going to speak metaphorically here in terms of writing as it relates to food. In this post,writers are cooks, the food is our books and the readers are our dining guests. As "chefs" we attempt to create an amalgamation of spices to hopefully combine them all to appease and nourish our audience. Nourish in … Continue reading Flavor of Writing

Your Fan-Size is So Big (part 2)

How else can you persuade people to follow you on your journey? The most you should ever really be is yourself. It's the easiest thing in the world and most satisfying when you actually have fans. Have people who want to follow you for you or your work. That said think of these items: Giveaways … Continue reading Your Fan-Size is So Big (part 2)

Your Fan-Size is So Big…

More tips...no pun intended from the title. So, important thing, getting a fan base. Blogs are good at that but one important thing that I am constantly guilty of is running on and on and...on. Blogs should be short and to the point. Double the length of a Tweet and there you go. I say … Continue reading Your Fan-Size is So Big…

Full-Frontal Honesty

So, in the Indie world, there are two kinds of authors: Published and Working to be Published. And just to be clear, Indie mean Independent, so you're doing this all on your own as your own personal publishing house. That said, keep in mind more successful Indie artists will have agents and publicists still working … Continue reading Full-Frontal Honesty