Ten Ridiculous Reasons Why You Should Read My Books
Here are ten ridiculous (but totally valid) reasons why you should dive into my books. Enjoy! Read More …
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Ten Terrible Reasons to Write A Novel
1. “I want to finance my retirement.”
2. “I can’t handle the rejection in a normal job.” Read More …
10 Things You Don’t Want to Hear At Your Book Launch Party
1. I’m pretty sure I’ve already read this book. 2. Do you have any books for sale that you didn’t write? 3. I gave your book a one-star rating. My plan is to add stars to keep track of my reading progress. I’ll get started Read More …
10 Things A Writer Shouldn’t Say to Their Editor
1. Have you heard of that 50,000 word novel that doesn’t include the letter E? That’s my favorite book. 2. I don’t like negativity. Could you rephrase every criticism as a positive statement? 3. If I mention you in my foreword, can I get a Read More …
10 Things an Author Doesn’t Want to Hear While Selling Books
1. What’s the real price on these books? 2. Could you not personalize the autograph? It degrades the resale value. 3. You’ve got five seconds to convince me to spend my money here. Go. 4. Can you break a $100? I want to go buy Read More …
Ten Lame Reasons to Not Write a Blog Article Today
Believe me, I’ve considered using each of these since starting my author’s blog. 🙂 I’ve got a computer virus that turns all of my periods into commas. 2. Every time I upload a picture, it’s facing away from me. 3. I’m only typing with the Read More …
Ten Things You Shouldn’t Say at a Steampunk Convention
As a published author of steampunk fantasy for more than a decade, I’ve had some wonderful opportunities to attend a variety of steampunk-themed events and get to know some of the people within this charming and accepting community. If you learn of a steampunk event Read More …
Ten Reasons Why Writers Might Be A Little Crazy
We’re at our most successful when we hear voices in our heads. 2. No matter how much time we have alone, we still wish we could have more. 3. We will spend half an hour fixing one paragraph only to cut it and the rest Read More …
Twenty Lame Excuses for Not Writing Today
Just so you all know, excuses 1-10 first appeared on my old blog back in 2015. Excuses 11-20 are all new. Judge for yourselves whether my sense of humor has changed at all. 🙂 1. My cat is reclining on my keyboard. 2. My knick-knacks Read More …
Ten Underused Fish-Out-of-Water Plots
We see the standards all the time. Tough Guy as a babysitter, Country Girl in the big city, Regular Joe in high society… But there are so many other scenarios we never seem to see. Here’s just ten of them: 1. Librarian in a gladiatorial Read More …
