My writing plans for 2018
As it’s Monday and I’m having a really hard time concentrating this morning, I figured I’d do another post here. And because we are closing in on the ides of March now and I still haven’t done…
Cultural Differences
Or why it does make a difference whether you grew up in the US or in Europe. I’m writing this as we’re watching Atomic Blonde for the second time, brought on by one of my readers tweeting…
Christmas in Austria
Merry Christmas and happy holidays, everyone! I’m very fortunate that this year, we managed to get all the family stuff done by Dec 23, but usually, Christmas here centers on the eve of Dec 24, where the…
It’s not all about the money
I’m writing this on a sunny Dec 24 afternoon, which is Christmas for us. Yes, I know, Austrians are special. You don’t know the half of it. More about that tomorrow. Why today? Because yesterday I was…
Let’s talk audio
When amazon released the kindle in 2007, it changed the face of the publishing industry forever. Within just a few years, it not only established the KDP planform for ebook Indie publishing, but made it a powerhouse…
Writing is Rewriting. Not.
I should be writing. No, seriously, that’s what my brain is screaming at me right now. Writing. As in, new words on the virgin white page. Err, screen. Scrivener file, new chapter. You get what I mean.…
Burnout / My Publishing History
aka Why Unity (GF#6) was released in April 2017 rather than September 2016. This is not a sob story. This is actually a story of empowerment. If you ever wondered how I got into publishing or what…
In response to Kindle Unlimited
I know I have a lot of interactive readers but I didn’t expect my little blog post about KU to be met with such a (positive) response! So here’s what I feel was missing from the previous…
A few words about Kindle Unlimited
If you’ve read my books, there’s a big chance that you are, or have been, a subscriber of Kindle Unlimited, amazon’s ebook flatrate program. I just checked my stats: I’m making 2.4x as much in KU as…
NaNoWriMo 2017 roundup + update on GF#8
So I “won” NaNoWriMo yesterday at officially 50,188 words. Never mind what the site is saying, validation always screws with the final word count. I take mine from Scrivener every day so it’s a good benchmark. Did…