Being an Author on GoodReads

When I first joined GoodReads, not long before Reckless Rescue came out, I have to admit to being a little overwhelmed. I’m pretty used to forums, having been on one or another for fifteen plus years, but GoodReads forum system is something else, and when...

X is for Ten

In Roman numerals that is! I had to think long and hard for a topic beginning with X. These letters towards the end of the alphabet are a challenge. Then I finally remembered that ten in Roman numerals is represented by the letter X. But what could I write about ten?...

V is for Video

Video might not be what you’re expecting a post on on a writing blog. You might be asking, “What does video have to do with novels?” Well, there’s a trend recently of authors making trailers for their novel release. I’m not too sure what...

P is for Promotion

Any writer who has been published (traditional or indie), soon learns that having a book out there in the big wide world is only half the battle. You sit back and wait for the sales to come rolling in, and at first, they do. Of course, that’s just all your...

I is for Images

You would think, an author’s job being to write words, that we wouldn’t have much use for images. But the reverse is true. You’ll need an image for the cover of your novel at the very least, possibly more than one. (The cover of Reckless Rescue uses...