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New 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...

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Dec 29, 20212 min read


I 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...

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Nov 30, 20211 min read


Light 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...

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Nov 24, 20211 min read


I 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...

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Nov 17, 20213 min read


How'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....

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Nov 10, 20212 min read


It'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...

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Nov 1, 20211 min read


"We All Float Down Here" - Pennywise, IT
Ah...the infamous writer's lair. That magical place where a writer sits and produces their masterpieces. A common misconception of said...

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Oct 27, 20213 min read


A 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...

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Oct 20, 20212 min read


"Do You Want to Play a Game" - Jig Saw Killer, Saw
Time 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...

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Oct 13, 20215 min read


It'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...

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Oct 6, 20212 min read


Let's Seal the Deal
Okay, 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...

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Sep 29, 20213 min read
STOP! 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...

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Sep 22, 20212 min read
Hello? 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...

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Sep 15, 20213 min read


Extra! 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...

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Sep 8, 20212 min read
So, 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...

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Sep 1, 20211 min read


Software for Simplicity
Like 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,...

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Aug 25, 20213 min read


Business 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...

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Aug 18, 20213 min read


Keepin' 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...

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Aug 11, 20212 min read


And just that quickly, Camp comes to a close...
Title: The Other Woman Word Count: 43,614 Status Update: Well, almost. Officially there are three whole days left but I wanted to wrap...

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Jul 28, 20212 min read


Starting to feel a little home sick...
Title: The Other Woman Word Count: 42,966 Status Update: I'm at the point in my drafting process when I'm longing for it to be done. Both...

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Jul 21, 20212 min read
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