Dear Reader, I used to write blogs about my books. I’d focus on where I got the inspiration or the idea, talk about the characters, and more, but I feel like my last few blogs have been more serious and about the state of the industry or my specific indie author situation. This will be another one of those blogs because, unfortunately, today, as I write this, I am fired up. Before we dive in, I should say that I started writing this blog weeks ago and planned to publish it

Dear Reader, You may have heard authors mentioning that reviews are more important than ever, and if you’re reading this, you’re about to hear me repeat that because, well, folks, it’s getting harder and harder out there for authors like me. To be honest, my books have never had massive ratings and review numbers. Maybe that’s because my books are “meh” to people, because they say you usually review the things you love or hate. I guess it’s good that I don’t have too much of

Dear Reader, You wake up and check your KDP sales dashboard. You see a number. You’ve made a sale or sales. You’re happy and excited,...

Dear Reader, I know you’ve heard from just about everyone already, but I’ve been relatively silent so far. There are reasons for this....

I know a few people have asked about my writing process over the years, but I think before I get into that, I’ll give you a glimpse in...