Five things I wish I knew before commissioning art as an author
Over the last two decades or so, I’ve approached haircuts in different ways: Going in and saying “I trust you, do your thing” and the opposite extreme of “here are some images of the style I’d like.” There was also the one time I used a verbal reference to a celebrity’s haircut, and the hairdresser […]
10 lessons from my first year of being a published author
On March 20th, with the arrival of Spring came my “bookversary”: My debut young adult novel “Flight of an Orphan Thief” turned one! Without dwelling on the fact that technically this post is late and I missed my first baby’s birthday – we authors and mothers carry enough guilt as is! – I wanted to […]
Deleted Scene from “Flight of an Orphan Thief”
While “Flight of an Orphan Thief” is told exclusively from Ayla’s perspective, here you discover a deleted scene from Ro’s point of view.
Self-publishing on Amazon KDP: 6 Lessons
Back in March, I self-published my first novel. It has been an exciting journey, and I thought I would share some lessons learned about the whole process of self-publishing using Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (or “Amazon KDP”). Going in, I decided I would keep things as stress-free as possible, understanding that as a first-time self-published […]