It's finally here! The brand new cover of book #2 in my Ascendancy trilogy: The Prime Rift! Squee! I think Taryn looks great, and I couldn't be happier! Big thanks to my cover artist, Adriana Hanganu! The Prime Rift will be released before the end of this year (*wipes sweat off her brow*), and hopefully make …
The Deep Link RELEASE DAY! + Excerpt and Signed Copy Giveaway
It's finally here: RELEASE DAY! The Deep Link is now available on Amazon! I've been looking forward to this day for so long, I'm almost at a loss what to say. Except, of course, YAAAY!!! Look, look: I made a book! 😀 Without sounding like an infatuated asshat, I'd love to thank a big bunch of extraordinary people, whose support …
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Self-Published by Choice – 7 Reasons Why I Did It
Nowadays we have the freedom to choose the publishing path we want to go, and which will shape our career. I chose to self-publish. I never querried an agent, or submitted my work to a traditional editor or publisher for consideration. I thought about doing it for a long time, while I was writing learning how to write, …
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The Special Few Who Get All The Goodies And Freebies
Let's see if I can ease you into this slowly, 'cause it took me a while to get to terms with whether I should, could or want to create a Newsletter. I mean, what's in it for me except more work? And more importantly, what's in it for you? Because without you, it'd be just a waste of pixels. I got mighty …
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Ta-daa! — THE DEEP LINK Cover Reveal + Pre-Order!
I've been waiting for what feels like for-goddamn-ever to show you the cover of my debut novel THE DEEP LINK. The moment has finally arrived, and let me tell you how fucking relieved I am that it's finally out in the open! The work on this cover has taken no less than 2 months. *nods emphatically* My cover …
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How to format your novel for Smashwords
I assume you're a well-informed, well-prepared author-publisher and have your novel parts in order (with front matter, biography, etc.), so I will only discuss the technical part here: formatting only. For tips on how to structure your manuscript for an optimal ebook experience, please consult Smashword's very own tips, or the thousands of online articles on self-publishing floating on the web. Now let's get …
Writing Taglines and Loglines for THE DEEP LINK
I'm getting ready to self-publish my first sci-fi novel THE DEEP LINK soon, and I'm preparing all sorts of materials beforehand, like: bios of various lengths, a synopsis under 1K (in case I need to convince a very busy, professional book reviewer that my self-published novel is worth their time) several versions of back cover copy (or blurbs) as …
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