Super Daisy is Back & Even Super-er
Somewhat of a long story precedes this new release announcement. It goes like this: My very first attempt at self-publishing was in 2013. I’d gotten my rights back to Delicious Conversation (now Chocolate and Conversation), and I designed a crummy cover and put it on Kindle. It shocked me when two months later, I saw […]
Never Look Back
The mantra that has guided my 2017, as I said before, has been a quote from Brad Bird’s brilliant movie, The Incredibles: “I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now.” Much as it has helped me, it can’t be applied in every situation. Sometimes, we have to look back, in order to go […]
How to Handle Bad Reviews (Video)
Everybody who does anything creative and has the courage to put their work out for public consumption will get a bad review now and then. I talk about how to handle it in this video interview with CJ Anaya. CJ has an amazing array of videos on self-publishing. If you’ve even been interested in trying self-pub, […]
Courage and Criticism and Creativity: Some Thoughts
My kids were watching Ratatouille a few days ago, and I caught the very end where Anton Ego, the food critic, gives his monologue reviewing the restaurant. A portion of it struck me, especially in light of what happened with a friend of mine today, a creative–though not a writer–as she received some stinging criticism […]
Cover Reveal: BIG IN JAPAN
BIG IN JAPAN just got a big makeover! I do love a good makeover, and I’m thrilled with the way this turned out. Kudos to John Wincek at Aerocraft for his beautiful design. And great news, BIG IN JAPAN went live this morning with its new cover in the Kindle store, and for the first […]
My Little Pair of Self-Pubbing Tips
So I’ve been working on self-publishing for about a year and a half. I’ve also got a book on spec at a traditional publisher, so I’m not leaving that behind. Just…romance is a good genre to self-pub. Anyway, lately I’ve had quite a few people ask me the difference between putting a book up on […]
