Publishing

Advice Publishing

Query Advice from Literary Agents

Some time ago, I attended a convention panel hosted by several literary agents. The entire panel was an opportunity to ask them questions related to querying an agent, what an agent does for their clients, and their advice on various elements in becoming published. The insights they shared were more […]

Fiction Publishing Writing

What is Kindle Vella?

Recently, Amazon launched its newest writing platform, called Kindle Vella, which is currently limited to only the US market. The name itself is a play on the term novella, which is classified as a work of fiction between 17,500 – 40,000 words. Novellas are longer than a short story but […]

Novels Publishing Reflection Writing

Reflecting on 2018

This past year has been an interesting one. I set out in January to write and published my first novel. I achieved that goal this past September when I published Coffee-to-Go on Amazon. It may not be the next “Great American Novel,” but I am very proud of the story […]