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I didn’t expect to spend 2024 learning the ins and outs of self-publishing. But life comes at you fast. Going indie is a lot of work. Is it worth it? That depends on how you define success. For me, success means this: I'm proud to call myself an author again.
Our stories deserve to be told. Some courageous authors have spoken out publicly. Others asked me to share their story anonymously. I'm dedicating this blog post to spotlighting their statements.
Previously on my City Owl Press story: with books falling through the cracks, broken promises, and contract concerns, they’d lost my trust and I’d lost my faith. The dream of making a career as an author seemed more distant every day. But that was just the beginning.
When I signed with City Owl Press, I had a dream of making a career for myself as a traditionally published author. After my botched second book release, I let that dream fade away. “City Owl Depressed” I had serious nerves before posting the first part of this story last week. Part of those nerves … Continue reading Why I Got My Rights Back, Part 2: Burned Out
Thank you so much for your support this week as I rereleased Cambion’s Law! I’m relieved the book I worked so hard on is out in the world again. You can buy it in paperback or ebook now, but if you're buying the paperback, just be sure you get the right one. Some of the … Continue reading Why (And How) I Got My Rights Back, Part 1: Slow Burn
There's no denying that storytelling can get messy in the middle. The middle of a novel may sag or slump, prone to descriptions like soggy, mushy, murky, or muddy. These damp and sticky terms reflect an experience familiar to many a writer. The often arduous process of drafting a story's second act may feel a … Continue reading Stuck in the Middle With You: Story Structure in Act II
Social media is overrated for creators. There, I said it. Surprised to hear this from me? I am too, a bit. I spent the last year or so learning how to use social media to promote my books, even sharing a few how-to posts here. Lately, though, I’ve done a lot of reflection on my … Continue reading Feeds Don’t Nourish Me: Social Media and Creativity
Creativity is a renewable resource—but that doesn’t mean that it’s inexhaustible. Without sustainable use, the creative well tends to run dry, resulting in burnout or writer’s block. This post will address the need to maintain your creative reserves and suggest some ways to refill the well when you’re feeling drained, blocked, or out of ideas. … Continue reading Refilling the Wellspring: 7 Remedies for Creative Drain
This summer, I burned out. I touched on this in my post last week with a few brief paragraphs about why I'd disappeared from most of my online platforms. Part of me wanted to leave it at that, but even as I kept my personal update short, I knew I had more to say. After … Continue reading Writers, We Need to Talk About Creative Burnout
It's been about two months since I wrote my last blog post here. Happy Fall, everyone! Reports of my dematerialization have been greatly exaggerated. What happened? Well, I took an unplanned but necessary hiatus. In my last couple posts, I mentioned I had a sense of incipient burnout on the writing front. At the same … Continue reading Writer in Motion 2022 Is Here and I’m Baaack (Kind of)
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