The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 10
As my last major effort at marketing Is Harvey Dunne?, I decided to make a trailer for YouTube. Back in December 2009, videos were becoming much more popular. And even…
What Do You Love More?
Originally posted on BREVITY's Nonfiction Blog:
Not even her best backbend Before I was a writer, I was an acrobat. Not the kind that flips through the air–the kind…
The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 9
Synonyms for the word BEG: Seek, Request, Ask, Appeal To, Implore, Beseech, Plead, Entreat. Another: A writer soliciting whoever they can in whatever manner possible to read their book. Unfortunately,…
The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 8
OK, so now my book was published. What should I do next? I felt almost like a new mom bringing the baby home for the first time, asking myself “Oh…
Life Before – A Novel. Kindle Edition Free Until June 27!
Two women separated by a century each discover they’ve shared a soul. Elaine suddenly experiences life as a reformed 1907 prostitute determined to stop Dallas’s dangerous sex trade. But she’s…
The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 7
So, to publish a book, the first thing I had to do was choose a service. I didn’t have much money to spend, so I went with a free service.…
Review of Stranger, Father, Beloved by Taylor Larsen
esIn Stranger, Father, Beloved, Taylor Larsen weaves a family tapestry depicting the slow unraveling of the James family. The story begins with a party thrown by Michael James and his…
The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 6
So, what’s in a name? I’d initially named my novel The Cuckoo’s Cry because my protagonist, Harvey Dunne, felt like he was going crazy, never fitting in. But when it…
