Taking a Risk and Stepping Into the Unknown
About two weeks ago, I came a across a Tweet that said Harlequin was having a pitch challenge for its Blaze line. If you don’t know Harlequin, it’s a company that publishes category romance books every month. One of its lines is Blaze, which according to Harlequin is its sexiest line. I have a draft […]
NaNoWriMo Day One
It’s November 1st and that means it’s time for NaNoWriMo — National Novel Writing Month. The goal of NaNoWriMo is to write 50,000 words in 30 days. It sounds daunting, except that it’s only 1,677 words a day. That’s not difficult to achieve if you know what you want to say. To help me stay […]
How Much Do Writers Write in a Day?
There is an interview with George R. R. Martin in this month’s Writers Digest. If you don’t know George, he’s the author of the A Song of Ice and Fire series, the first book of which is A Game of Thrones. Currently there are five books in the series with two more planned. What non-fans […]
So Much to Write, So Little Time
I’m very excited about the initial interest in Deadly Valentine and Endangered. Feedback has been positive, especially for Endangered, which is a different kind of romantic mystery. Instead of coming together during the story or rediscovering their love, the Delecoeurs are 100% in love and committed. I was wondering if readers would find a story […]
Deadly Valentine: Updated – 2200+ Downloads
I got new edits of Deadly Valentine posted this weekend and Tuesday offered the book for free for one day at Amazon. Being a new indie author, I don’t know what constitutes good stats when it comes to free offers. I suspect my numbers aren’t stellar because I didn’t promote the free offer as I […]