With the rise of more independent and self-published authors, scammers are having a field day, taking advantage of new authors as they learn to navigate the publishing world. While on the face of them, many of these scams seem obvious, but for inexperienced, and likely frustrated, newcomers they might seem […]
In my previous blog post, I reflected on this past year. Now it’s time to look forward. While I still have some health challenges that are affecting my productivity, I’m going to keep pressing forward. I am determined to complete the sci-fi series I’m working on. If things go according […]
After nearly two years of my collection of gay erotic short stories being on Amazon, I have decided to move it to Smashwords. It was languishing on Amazon and because of the nature of the work, I wasn’t able to run paid advertisements to help readers of that genre find […]
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 […]
My latest book, “Transcendent” is now available on Amazon Kindle and Kindle Unlimited. The launch went well and I’m proud that it broke into the top twenty-five of new releases of transgender erotica. Next up is my collection of short stories, “Sweet & Dark.” That book releases on my fiftieth […]
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 […]
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 […]
I self-published my first novel, Coffee-to-Go, a month ago and I thought I’d share some of my experiences with the process of self-publishing, what I felt worked well, and what I could do better next time around. My Pre-Publish Process Obviously, before I could publish, I had to have a […]