Independent publishing shifts control back to the creator—removing gatekeepers but demanding more discipline in return. These posts explore the realities of going it alone: production, distribution, marketing, and the constant balance between creative freedom and the practical demands of reaching readers.
Happy Read an Ebook Week! To help you find a book to celebrate, you can find my entire collection at a promotional price at @Smashwords from March 1 – March 7. Find my books and many more at https://www.smashwords.com/sale My books start here: Seethings 2 and Seethings 3. This week only!
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Independent publishing is a long process – challenging from conception to print. It’s a miracle any book makes it out there at all! It’s far more than just dreaming and writing. There’s the plot mapping, character development, editing, structure, text formatting, the cover graphic and title, and then promotion and marketing to include. Once a
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SEETHINGS didn’t just test my ability to write—it dismantled me, rebuilt me, and demanded persistence long after quitting felt reasonable. Eight years, three books, and one obsession later, the story finally learned how to breathe. Now that SEETHINGS III is finally out in the world, there’s a strange stillness I didn’t expect. Relief, yes—but also
SEETHINGS Nearly Killed Me Read More »
Not every reader is meant to finish every book they start, often due to mismatched expectations about genre, tone, and theme. Abandoning a book isn’t judging its quality but reflects personal boundaries. Reviews based on limited experience can misrepresent a book, highlighting the importance of clear signals to attract the right audience.
Sometimes a Book Just Isn’t Yours to Read Read More »
Most authors are taught to chase exposure. More clicks. More downloads. More “eyes on the page.” And yet, the more widely a book is scattered—especially for free—the more likely it is to be misread, misunderstood, and misjudged. (I know. I can testify, your Honour.) Not because the writing is poor. But because the wrong reader
Writers Don’t Need More Readers. They Need Better Ones. Read More »
Fifteen years on WordPress, this blog evolved from personal reflections to dark fiction, photography, and novels—an archive of obsession, change, and stories that refused to stay quiet. It happened this day, 15 years ago, I packed up my blog and moved it from MySpace to WordPress. MySpace was closing, and WordPress offered a new home.
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I’m excited to announce that my books, SEETHINGS (trilogy), are now available as part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale! (Including the latest release) This is a chance to get my books, along with books from many other great authors, at a promotional discount. You can find the promo here: http://smashwords.com/sale and my books
Smashwords End of Year Sale is On! It’s On! It’s On! Read More »
It is no revelation that some content creators harvest other people’s work and parade it as their own. Strip away the usual criticisms—plagiarism, laziness, creative bankruptcy—and a deeper structural pattern appears. Some prefer the dignified label of “discourse.” I prefer a more honest, less eloquent term: feed-stuffing. Most of us have sensed it: the online
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I’m excited to announce that my books, SEETHINGS (trilogy), will be available as part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale! (Including the latest release) This is a chance to get my books, along with books from many other great authors, at a promotional discount. You can find the promo here: http://smashwords.com/sale and my books
End of Year eBook Sale Read More »
On December 1st, just one minute after midnight, SEETHINGS III finally steps out of the shadows and into the world. I’ve lived with this book for years—writing it, rewriting it, wrestling with it, and occasionally cursing at it when it refused to behave. But now it’s ready. And I’m beyond excited to show you just
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