That's my brother. He was 51 years old. It hurt me to type "was." I lost him on Sunday January 16th. He died in a motorcycle accident and I am so mad. I am sad. I am devastated. I hadn't spoken to him recently and I feel terrible. We were good with each other. No… Continue reading Albert Martinez
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For new writers
Photo by Kaboompics .com on Pexels.com I think a lot of us, before we become seasoned writers, do research. We research about researching. We want to make sure we avoid mistakes others have made as self-published authors. However, I think when we do this, we end up scaring ourselves. The only way you are going… Continue reading For new writers
Wrapping up 2021
Photo by George Dolgikh @ Giftpundits.com on Pexels.com This year has been amazing. I released one book but I wrote many more. I expanded my editing to including formatting. I joined a more active facebook group and am booking more editing jobs as we speak. I am sooo happy about growing my business. I am… Continue reading Wrapping up 2021
Revisiting Shadowlands
created by me using Canva I needed to update my Shadowlands cover. I never really liked the one I had created before. It seemed to be lacking something. One day earlier this year, an idea came to me and a sequel was born. I ran to canva and made a mock-up cover and fell in… Continue reading Revisiting Shadowlands
October. Book release Month
Made by me on Canva Sorry for being absent on nearly all my social media. We sold our home and moved into a new place. Packing, moving, unpacking, switching my kids' schools and buses, was insane. I ended up napping a lot and having a mental breakdown or two. I am so very excited to… Continue reading October. Book release Month
Upcoming Books
Photo by Bich Tran on Pexels.com As a writer, I can never just sit back and enjoy that I have finished book after book. I am always plotting for the next book. You have to if you want this to be a career. It's hard to leave the worlds I create for a new one.… Continue reading Upcoming Books
Love with a Splash of Murder
The title of my new book is a long one. I tried and tried to get it shorter but nothing felt right. I finished it however. I did two rounds of edits that seemed to last forever. I had beta readers go over it and it was overwhelmingly loved. Self-publishing is hard. All of the… Continue reading Love with a Splash of Murder
Why I Self-Publish
Photo by Poppy Thomas Hill on Pexels.com I would love to have a publishing house reach out to me and tell me they love my works and want to publish my new books. I would love it. Why don't I do it? CONTROL ISSUES I have severe control issues. I have given up time to… Continue reading Why I Self-Publish
The dreaded writer’s block
Photo by Olya Kobruseva on Pexels.com There are so many articles and posts on social media about this particular situation. How do you work past writer's block? How do you avoid it? And so on and so forth. For me, I have never really experienced it. I know, what a humble brag. In my case,… Continue reading The dreaded writer’s block
Hardcovers!
Photo by Bilakis on Pexels.com I am excited to announce that I was asked to join the Amazon beta for hardcover books! I immediately worked on the covers and the past two days have been using their cover creator to get my books ready for hardcovers. I am soooo excited for this. Hardcovers for MY… Continue reading Hardcovers!
Erin Elyse 