It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. I’m co-hosting this month! Be sure to visit my awesome co-hosts: Jacqui Murray, Pat Garcia, and Gwen Gardner. Optional February 1 question: If you are an Indie author, do you make your own covers or purchase them? …
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An Author’s Goals for 2023 #IWSG
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. It’s a new year already. Where did the time go? In 2022, I did the new year thing twice. In January, I wanted to finish my Irascible Immortals series (in all formats and in Afrikaans) and do …
That’s It! An Author’s Year in Review 2022 #IWSG #writerslife
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. I like to look back on the year in November as I don’t blog in December. It’s a good way to measure where I am and how far I’ve come — and if I’ve managed to meet …
That’s a Wrap! An Author’s Year in Review #IWSG #writerslife
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. I don’t know about you, but 2021 has been quite an interesting year for me. Okay, this was the best meme I could find (most memes about success and 2021 are just inappropriate). And who doesn’t love …
Book Review: Non-Fiction Books by @thecreativepenn #bookreview #nonfiction
I always learn so much from Joanna’s books and her podcast. Here’s the latest haul. About the Book Do you want to write more but feel frustrated at your lack of time? Are you doing ‘busy’ work instead of moving toward your creative goals? Is your To-Do list overwhelming? It’s time to stop, reassess and take …
How To Add An Author Newsletter To Your Toolbox #authorpreneur #authornewsletter
You can always skip all of this and just pay BookBub to use their list – feel free to jump through all of their hoops to get to the top of the charts. Or you can have your own version of BookBub: an email list of targeted readers who signed up to hear about your …
Doing What You Love #IWSG #writerslife
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for a new posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. If you’re looking for my A-Z post, check out the main blog page. I’m skipping this month’s optional question – again! I love folklore. I love researching it. I love finding out how it’s used in …
Podcasting – Why – What – How #authorpreneur #podcasting
I invited over blogging friend Tasha to share some more interesting things to add to your author toolbox. Why – To Podcast or Not to Podcast We’re writers, we deal in words on a page, so why should we be interested in podcasting? For me the answer was simple: it’s another marketing stream and a …
9 Steps to Blogging Success #Authorpreneur #Bloggingtips
Unfortunately, the #AuthorToolboxBlogHop is no longer running. I will, however, continue to post helpful tips every second Wednesday of the month. With the accessibility of the internet, everyone and their dog has a blog. The trick is getting readers for your blog. SEO (search engine optimisation) is important. Keywords, categories, images and so forth makes …
Revamp Your Backlist #IWSG #authorpreneur
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. I’m going to skip the optional question this month and share some advice instead. While taking a break between books, trying to fill the creative well, I read a ton of books and actually read my emails. …