My book is officially published, and readers are posting reviews. As a new author, I was excited and nervous, and hopefully prepared for reader reviews. All reader reviews--good and bad.
The Good, The … Continue reading >>
Writers are introverts. We have to be dragged out of the house to socialize. Promotion of our books and ourselves as writers is something we find really difficult. So what is an author supposed to do? … Continue reading >>
Thirty days till my book release date. After years of writing and editing, just one more month until September 8th will be here. I'm super excited, but I didn't expect to feel this anxiety that … Continue reading >>
Making a book trailer for In the Context of Love on iMovie was as much fun and almost as daunting as it was to write the book. There were so many directions to go in, so many possible scenarios and … Continue reading >>
Do visuals cheapen books?
A book is for quiet time. A book stimulates the imagination to create its own visuals. Wouldn't that imaginative process be spoiled if you watched a book trailer? Have we … Continue reading >>
I love when I stumble across a book trailer that actually compels me to make a purchase. Fellow writer and Twitter pal, A. B. Funkhauser, made a terrific trailer for her debut book, Heuer Lost and … Continue reading >>