Overall, yesterday was a great day. B’s birthday was a little stressful but went off without a hitch (am I using that cliche correctly?). The only problem was that I spent the better part of five hours with Her. I…

I decided I won’t be making any big life moves until I am a one hundred percent debt free author. That’s the priority. I have to be able to do it on my own. I need to become financially stable….

I’d argue that becoming an independent author isn’t much of a choice. It’s something we’re compelled to do for one reason or another. But how an independent author chooses to spend his or her time, well, that’s something that absolutely…

They say everyone has a book in them. At least one book. It’s the second book, the follow up book, that doesn’t come so easy. I spent the last eight or nine years with the story that eventually became Naughty…

I’ve been building my author email list—slowly but surely. According to the indie publishing experts, the author email list is an indie author’s greatest asset. And for good reason. The way folks like Joanna Penn and Mark Dawson explain it,…

I need to regain focus on my priorities. Creative motivation needs to come from somewhere. Do I want to be a writer? Do I want to earn 100% of my income from writing? Yes. My answer is yes. Then why…

I wish I could write. Writing is not hard. I don’t have writer’s block. That doesn’t exist. That’s not a real thing. I have lazy writer syndrome. That’s a real thing. I need to take massive action is what I…