Hello Friends, I recently encountered a problem when enthusiastically announcing I was reading another independent author’s book. I'll bet you can guess what happened. I hated the book. The Conundrum of Reviewing Other Indie Authors Writers, let’s face it, when we read a book, we are perceiving writing style, storytelling and overall composition of story... Continue Reading →
16 Ideas of How to Promote Your Book Before and During Launch
To promote or not, that is the great dilemma. If you are an author, you have to promote your book or no one will know it is there. Besides, even if you are traditionally published you are expected to promote your book. If you ask me, promoting is the least fun thing you do as... Continue Reading →
Just Joan…Thinking Outloud
March 16, 2022 Shortcuts ✂ Human nature, in our fast-paced world, is to want things to happen fast. We have short attention spans, as well as patience, these days. Gone are the days when we waited with excitement for things to eventually happen. Twenty years ago, we even waited with heightened anticipation for AOL to... Continue Reading →
Reblog–Tiny Stories: The Wooden Cup
Hello Friends, Wanted to share (reblog) this short story, The Wooden Cup (by Rhyan Scorpio-Rhys (madd_fictional). Beautiful in its simplicity and depth of meaning. Enjoy! The last meal? Declined. Told that I might dine on whatever foodstuffs my heart desired, I found myself wanting nothing that would possibly remind me…Tiny Stories: The Wooden Cup