New Cover Finally here!

Good morning! Happy Monday! It's finally here! This is the new cover for Reckoning (The Breach #1), thanks to the wonderful folks over at Deranged Doctor Design! Seriously, I can't be happier because it's impossible. They did an amazing job and captured exactly the feeling I wanted to convey. I'll definitely be going back to …

Just 2 days!

Happy weekend! Wanted to put up a quick post before the cover reveal on Monday. Just two more days until the cover goes live! I'm super excited and happy that quite a few blogs signed up for the tour with Xpresso book tours. As part of the tour,  Reckoning will be on sale on 8/18 …

Reckoning Cover Reveal Tour

Happy Friday everyone! Just a quick post/update on the exploits of a self-published noob. Can I first just say - the indie community is super awesome! I've received nothing but helpful advice and guidance since I started my journey into self-publishing, and I can't thank everyone enough for the support/help. Now, onto news: Reckoning's new …

Shout out to Deranged Doctor Design

Update on the exploits of a self-published writer. Recently, I've had the privilege of working with the awesome folks over at Deranged Doctor Design, and let me tell you, they were fantastic! I heard about them through N.R. Champagne's twitter, as they had done the work for the cover of her debut novel, Prodigal Angel. …

Meet My Character: Lexia

Hello! And welcome to my leg of the Meet My Character Blog Tour - in which we'll be taking a look at Lexia, the protagonist of my debut novel Reckoning. First, a little bit of background: The Meet My Character Blog Tour is a neat event in which authors have interviews with the main characters of works they’ve recently published …

Ranting and Raving

Hi again! I don't post this often, but I'm feeling inspired - or ranty - whichever you prefer to call me. So the self-publishing process is interesting. I figured I would take a little time to share what I've learned so far, in just the past week or so. The book I published, Reckoning, is …

Finally took action!

So, in an attempt to get my ass in gear, I've decided to self-publish my first book, Reckoning, through Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing program. As of 10:16 PM on 5/19/2014, it is officially published and available! *does a super happy dance and proceeds to bombard all social media with link to book* I thought about making …

To Self Publish or Not?

I've been thinking of trying to publish a novel I recently finished. Should I? I've never formally submitted anything for review like that, and if I do, should I go the self-publish route? There's something to be said about not having to suffer rejection, but I feel like that's cheating somehow. If I self-publish, it's …