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Wow. I heard about Twitter’s latest hot take on publishing, and I was appalled.  @lovefantasynovels #stitch with @RD Baker – Author Firstly, self-published authors pay for it all themselves, and it means they’re limited on what they can fork out for. Secondly, we do everything ourselves. EVERYHING. Reasons why we’re real authors… We published a book on a public platform, which defines us as…

Maybe it’s just the books I read, but I rarely see chapter titles anymore. I don’t mean the chapter number. I mean a unique name for that chapter. I can count on one hand the number of books I read in the past year with chapter names, and the closest I come across is when an author uses the character’s name when in first POV.  Do people prefer simple chapter number or is that authors don’t feel…

With the threat of banning TikTok in the US, creators are exploring more social media apps and their capabilities. Even though I’m in Europe, I’ll still lose a huge amount of followers and views, and it’s worth my time looking into more app that are basically my marketing tools. One thing I’ve noticed is that other social media apps don’t offer nearly as much as TT in relation to editing such as…

It seems to be a growing trend in modern literature, especially in the fantasy genre, that a character’s personal discoveries and growth are more page time than a “big picture” plot. I, for one, love a good character-driven story, and it’s disheartening when I see readers complain about it not being a valid story. Everyone is entitled to discuss their preferences over the types of stories they…

One of the most important things I’ve learned as a writer is to listen to readers. I’ve talked about receiving feedback specifically related to your book throughout the revising and editing stages, but this advice applies to any point before and during. I’ve heard a ton of advice from writers who seemed to stick to a formula and write to appeal to the easily pleased market, but also the easy to…

Warning: This gets ranty because of jerkface bigots, but I left that part for last. I know I’ve covered this in a previous post about pushing boundaries, but after a fellow writer asked about it, I thought I’d break down the differences. I’m sure there are people who would say something different, but these are how I’ve seen them and what makes sense to me in what I expect as a reader. Content…