Dana EllingtonMar 112 minCamp Prep, Next StepLet's put some flesh on some bones, and no I'm not talking about doing anything that requires lightning or any zombie creating...
Dana EllingtonMar 42 minGetting Ready for Camp (NaNo)It's that time y'all - time to get ready for Camp NaNoWriMo 2022! Are you excited? I'll take that as a no. Let's see if I can help you...
Dana EllingtonDec 29, 20212 minNew Year, New Everything...After all that plotting, planning, and what not, I’d like to document some of my plans here on the blog - both for accountability and as...
Dana EllingtonNov 30, 20211 minI Was This Close...Project: Demon Protege Word Count: 29,579 And with that, NaNoWriMo 2021 comes to a close. What a rush eh? My heart just wasn't in to...
Dana EllingtonNov 24, 20211 minLight at the End of the Tunnel Project: Demon Protege Word Count: 23,908 Only six days left to add a full 26,092 words to the draft. So of course, one of my characters...
Dana EllingtonNov 17, 20213 minI Have Hit The "Wall" Project: Demon Protege Word Count: 18,129 (still haven't worked on my second project this month. Already thinking I should push it off to...
Dana EllingtonNov 10, 20212 minHow's the Writing Going? Project: Demon Protege Word Count: 16,572 Project 2: If Souls Were Tangible Objects Word Count: um...yeah...about that... So. Many....
Dana EllingtonNov 1, 20211 minIt's NaNo Time!! Project 1: Demon Protege Word Count: Project 2: If Souls Were Tangible Objects Word Count: HAPPY NANONWRIMO 2021 Let's do this! Welcome...
Dana EllingtonOct 27, 20213 min"We All Float Down Here" - Pennywise, ITAh...the infamous writer's lair. That magical place where a writer sits and produces their masterpieces. A common misconception of said...
Dana EllingtonOct 20, 20212 minA Writer's Best Friend is Their Planner(title adapted from Norman Bates, Psycho...coincidence? I think not...) You're just 11 days away from writing your first, full length...
Dana EllingtonOct 13, 20215 min"Do You Want to Play a Game" - Jig Saw Killer, SawTime to play, "Plotter or Pantser" - the game where you find out what type of writer you really are! (don't worry, no writer's were...
Dana EllingtonOct 6, 20212 minIt's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!That’s right, friends - not only is Halloween right around the corner, but it’s also Prep-tober! That exciting time of the year when...
Dana EllingtonSep 29, 20213 minLet's Seal the DealOkay, sucky blog title but "The End" is so, blah. Not to mention it doesn't fit the metaphor I've got going on. *ahem* This post brings...
Dana EllingtonSep 22, 20212 minSTOP! Planner Time!Last month I talked about what tools I use in my business. Here are the specific tools I use when it comes to planning out what marketing...
Dana EllingtonSep 15, 20213 minHello? Is it Me You're Looking For? Ugh! Online marketing...am I right? At this point, advertising your wears online feels like being that one vendor at the conference who...
Dana EllingtonSep 8, 20212 minExtra! Extra! Get'cha New Book Here!Marketing is the way you go about telling the world that you have a book for sale; it’s a way of making it easier for your ideal reader...
Dana EllingtonSep 1, 20211 minSo, You've Written a Book, Now What?Time to talk sales...it's Sell It September where I'll be chatting to you about marketing your book(s) and your expertise as a...
Dana EllingtonAug 25, 20213 minSoftware for SimplicityLike all my other tools and such, I'm keeping it simple when it comes to the software I use to get things done in my business. So,...
Dana EllingtonAug 18, 20213 minBusiness Systems to the Rescue!I think of systems as a group of tasks that you do in a specific order to a singular end. I've spent a significant amount of time these...
Dana EllingtonAug 11, 20212 minKeepin' It Simple...Sunshine.I didn't call my self-publishing process Simply Self-Published for nothing. I like things to be simple - as in uncomplicated. I know...