The key to book sales
By way of introduction…I became an indie author back in 2011. I didn’t realize that visibility was fairly easy at the time to come by for lots of reasons. When I started publishing, I just wanted to be read—and I … Continued
Sunday Q&A: Concepts, Ideas, and Writer’s Block
Jade answers interview and reader questions on Sundays. About how long does it take you to take for you to complete a novel from concept to completion? Depends on the book. One book took me over five years to get … Continued
WRITER ADVICE: Things I’ve Learned the Hard Way, Part 1
Jade provides tips and advice for writers on Saturdays. I might sometimes be dumb as sh*t, but one thing is for certain—I will (eventually) learn from my mistakes, and I will share what I’ve learned in hopes of preventing … Continued
Writer Advice: My Experience with Free Promotions
Jade provides tips for writers every week. For a long time, I’d been conflicted about my feelings toward free promotions. It really does seem like a great way to attract new readers, because you’re offering them a risk-free way to … Continued
Sunday Q&A: Writing Research
How much research do you do for your books? When I was working on my first graduate degree, one of my first professors told me I was a “scholar and a researcher.” I can’t tell you how proud that made … Continued
The Value of a Good Beta Reader
Jade provides tips for writers every week. You might be asking, Why do I need a beta reader? Well, if you’re not a writer, you don’t. But if you’re a writer who wants to be published, you do! Good, solid, … Continued
When That Review Stings…
I used to write articles for several sites online, and each site had its own focus—for one zine, I mostly wrote articles having to do with academic writing, but for another, I wrote alternative health articles, and I even wrote … Continued
Sunday Q&A: Writing Inspiration
Goodreads has an author Q&A set up on their site, and every once in a while, a reader will ask me a question there. But Goodreads itself has a few questions hanging there if an author wants to answer one. I … Continued
Writing Your Book is Not Enough
Jade provides tips for writers every week. You’ve written your novel. FANTASTIC! You might have started your writing journey thinking you’d never reach the end. I remember the first book I wrote and how proud I felt when it was … Continued
Sticking with a Writing Schedule
If you can’t find time to write, you’re not going to get anything written. Makes sense, doesn’t it? If you have a desire to write but can’t keep the ball rolling, what are some ways you can do that? Carrie … Continued
