As a fiction writer, you know that getting people to read your work is only half the battle. Before and after they've read it, you need to find ways to keep them engaged and interested in what you have to say. This is especially important on social media platforms...

The day is finally here. You’ve finished your novel, decided to go the Indie route, and have completed all the formalities on KDP. What’s next? Conventional wisdom suggests you set your book up for pre-order, then market the hell out of it. You tell your mom, your...

No one is born a great fiction writer. It takes time, practice and a lot of hard work to hone your skills and create stories that resonate with readers. Along the way, you will receive feedback - both positive and negative. How you handle that criticism can make or...

For months, that’s how I wrote my first book, and then my second book. Some days the words were like a thundering river, literally gushing onto the pages. Other days, it was more like a seasonal creek in the middle of a long drought. I was lucky if two coherent words trickled out. Mostly, I ended up just looking at a blank page. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was a Pantser.