Writing Life

An Exercise in Failure by Amy Lord

This week I'm happy to have Amy Lord as a guest on the blog. Her topic of failure is one that I can definitely relate and hope you can, too. Enjoy!

Writing a novel can feel like an exercise in failure.

For all the days when the words are flowing and you feel inspired – even powerful – there are many more where you doubt your ability and think about giving up. Sometimes you might even give in and put your manuscript away in a drawer for weeks, months, or years at a time. You think you might never write again.

Discovering I Was an Introvert Helped Me Become Myself by Abbigail Kriebs

 

This week I'm happy to have Abbigail Kriebs as a guest on the blog. Her topic of introversion is one that I can definitely relate and hope you can too. Enjoy!

I grew up in a large family. There were six of us kids, and between siblings, half-siblings, and step-siblings, there was (and still is) always a bit of confusion as to how to describe what I grew up with as normal to the outside world. Add in the fact that my dad was self-employed and was gone most of the warm-weather months from sun up to sun down, and life was a bit chaotic.

Making Out with Fear by Jenny O'Brien

Today I'm please to share a guest blog post from fellow author Jenny O'Brien. Check out her take on how to overcome fear:

My friend told me to French kiss fear.

Since she's survived some trauma and manages to be kind to strangers and herself, I'm taking the advice seriously, but it's still early in our relationship. I'm just not sure how fear is reacting to this new paradigm.

The Mission (My First Short Story)

The Mission (My First Short Story)

I don't know how much material I will want to add to these pages, but I do wish to share my first story with you. Let me tell you a story. Sometimes that's what I do best. When I was in sixth grade attending elementary school, I remember carrying around my Pac-Man spiral copybook in the schoolyard one afternoon during lunch. I had started writing my first story entitled "The Mission." A few minutes into lunch my friends came over and they wanted me to read my story to them.

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What I Learned in 2015 as an Indie Writer in the Self-Publishing Industry: Full Sales Figures and Strategy

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What I Learned in 2015 as an Indie Writer in the Self-Publishing Industry: Full Sales Figures and Strategy

Well, it's time for my "what I learned as an indie writer in self-publishing" for 2015. At the beginning of this year, my goals were:

  • Write and publish two books.
  • Have my three Cinderella's Secret Witch Diaries Series books turned into audiobooks for Audible.
  • Build my email list up with my readers.

Did I meet my goals? Did I make money or lose it? Where did I net out at the end of the year? Read more to find out!