Writing Ranting – Self-published Authors Aren’t Real Authors… Apparantly.

Wow. I heard about Twitter’s latest hot take on publishing, and I was appalled.  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… So why the fudge aren’t we considered “real” authors by

Writing Ranting – Are Chapter Titles Old News?

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

Writing Ranting – How Many Apps Does It Take to Post a Video?

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

Writing Ranting – Listening to Readers

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

Writing Ranting – Content Warnings vs Trigger Warnings

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

Writing Ranting – Publishing on the Cheap!

Note: This is not about avoiding key steps in the writing or publications process. This is about keeping costs down for low-earning writers or those who can’t justify spending thousands on publishing. Firstly, I’m always so shocked when I hear people spending thousands on publishing either doing it themselves or using *editorial groups, *hybrids and

Writing Ranting – Getting Feedback – ARC Readers

I cannot stress enough the importance of getting feedback on your novel, especially with so many indie authors breaking the stigma of “my mum loved it, so I published it”. It’s time we changed that, and I’m seeing more and more indie authors become successful because they put the effort into their books and listen

Writing Ranting – Getting Feedback – Alpha and Beta Readers

I cannot stress enough the importance of getting feedback on your novel, especially with so many indie authors breaking the stigma of “my mum loved it, so I published it”. It’s time we changed that, and I’m seeing more and more indie authors become successful because they put the effort into their books and listen

Writing Ranting – Getting Feedback – Critiques

I cannot stress enough the importance of getting feedback on your novel, especially with so many indie authors breaking the stigma of “my mum loved it, so I published it”. It’s time we changed that, and I’m seeing more and more indie authors become successful because they put the effort into their books and listen

Writing Ranting – I’m a Real Author Now

I was so nervous sending out my ARCs of Out of Ashes because that’s the final version of the book. That’s what I’m releasing to the public. That’s what people are going to pay for. I wrote about my fears in another post, but since then, I had an ARC reader reach out to me.