Today, Rock Gods & Messy Monsters turns one year old. It seems like yesterday I was crying over which publishing platforms to use along with pricing and royalties and which marketing services to utilize. I mean, what the heck was I doing? I still have a lot to...
Hi all! I hope your summer is going well – and isn’t too hot. Even here at 7,200 feet in Santa Fe, it’s a little too toasty for me…. Hopefully, you are in a pool, ocean, or air conditioning. I’ve been working on the Rock Gods & Messy Monsters relaunch (info...
Just a quick hello to let you know that I’m busier than ever – getting ready to hard launch Rock Gods & Messy Monsters in October, starting my fifth rewrite on the new book, and putting together a more detailed marketing plan for RGMM. As part of that, I’ve...
I’ve decided to relaunch my novel Rock Gods & Messy Monsters. But instead of labeling it a book relaunch, I’m calling it the “hard launch.” It’ll be officially released in October in New York City (because everything’s harder in New York…haha). Last...
“Rock Gods is a sharp, witty, horrifying, and reflective must read. Be careful if you have a weak stomach, though: It’s probably the goriest non-horror novel I’ve ever read.” – Leks Drakos, The Lit Refinery I feel so blessed to have had the courage to go...
When I first started researching indie book marketing, I balked at the thought of putting my novel into Little Free Libraries. I mean, give away my hard work and soul to anyone who walks by? For free?? Well, almost a year later, reality has sunk in about the...
A conversation with Diane Hatz and Wayne Jones I was recently interviewed by Wayne Jones on his Writing and Editing podcast. Listen in to our discussion about the realities of being a writer and why I now think it’s important to keep one’s writing...
The Let Them Theory is simple yet so profound. All it means is to let people be who they are. Let them have their own thoughts and opinions. Stop trying to control them. Let go, and let them be. Practicing it might be more difficult than we realize, at least at...
As the pandemic descended around us, I stopped running and took stock in my life and priorities. I also had the good fortune of having a long-term consulting gig at a movie company end at nearly the same time, so I was free to figure out my next life steps. I realized...
First, apologies for my slight absence. I went on a road trip to Moab, Sedona, San Diego (for a writer’s conference), and Tucson – then back to Santa Fe. 2700 miles in two weeks – and I loved it! I didn’t even look at the news while I was away...
