Guess who’s made loads of mistakes in her indie author career? This girl! With any luck, the blog entries below might help you avoid making some of those same mistakes.
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Writing Realistic Dialogue
“People are unique; your characters should be too. And the way they speak should reflect that.“ In which I tackle all sorts of dialogue-related issues including but not limited to inner dialogue, unreliable narrators, and dialogue tags.
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Related Entries: Writing Relatable Historical & Period Fiction.
Upcoming Event Locations: McKay’s in Nashville, TN (Aug) ~ Big River Steampunk Festival in Hannibal, MO (Aug/Sep) ~ Penned Con in St. Louis, MO (Sep) ~ Chicago Steampunk Expo in Chicago, IL (Sep) ~ West Virginia Book Festival in Charleston, WV (Oct) ~ Southern Festival of Books in Nashville, TN (Oct). Check out the Home or Events page for more details.
ACX vs. Findaway ~ My Audiobook Creation Experience
My experience using both ACX and Findaway Voices, why I don’t think most people should record their own audiobooks, and a few other things to be aware of.
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Related Entries: Using Draft 2 Digital (and Why I Went "Wide").
Upcoming Event Locations: McKay’s in Nashville, TN (Aug) ~ Big River Steampunk Festival in Hannibal, MO (Aug/Sep) ~ Penned Con in St. Louis, MO (Sep) ~ Chicago Steampunk Expo in Chicago, IL (Sep) ~ West Virginia Book Festival in Charleston, WV (Oct). Check out the Home or Events page for more details.
Saving $$$ During Live Shows and Travel
A ton of tips for saving money while traveling and doing live shows. Strap in, ya’ll. There’s a ton of help for you in this one.
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Related Entries: Live Show Guide and Vendoring at BookCon.
Upcoming Event Locations: Hypericon in Murfreesboro, TN (Jul) ~ Big River Steampunk Festival in Hannibal, MO (Aug/Sep) ~ Penned Con in St. Louis, MO (Sep) ~ Chicago Steampunk Expo in Chicago, IL (Sep) ~ West Virginia Book Festival in Charleston, WV (Oct). Check out the Home or Events page for more details.
My Favorite Resources ~ Images
A smorgasbord of image sources that won’t cost you an arm and a leg. Led by a strange, wrinkled figure.
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Related Entries: Eating My Words: A Scrivener Review.
Upcoming Event Locations: Big River Steampunk Festival in Hannibal, MO (Aug/Sep) ~ Penned Con in St. Louis, MO (Sep) ~ Chicago Steampunk Expo in Chicago, IL (Sep) ~ West Virginia Book Festival in Charleston, WV (Oct). Check out the Home or Events page for more details.
Using Draft 2 Digital (and Why I Went "Wide")
What are the different self-publishing distribution options? How to decide which one to use? Why I switched. What I do and don’t like about Draft to Digital. And a way around those issues.
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Related Entries: Using IngramSpark: My Experience and Mistakes and Eating My Words: A Scrivener Review.
Upcoming Event Locations: Franklin Book Festival in Franklin, TN (May) ~ Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago, IL (Jun) ~ Big River Steampunk Festival in Hannibal, MO (Aug/Sep) ~ Penned Con in St. Louis, MO (Sep) ~ Chicago Steampunk Expo in Chicago, IL (Sep) ~ West Virginia Book Festival in Charleston, WV (Oct). Check out the Home or Events page for more details.