The anxiety of going it on my own as an indie author is so very real. It’s the great paradox – go it on my own and I have complete control over my work. However, the other side of that paradox is when I go it on my own I have complete responsibility for everything. I take the financial risk, the artistic risk, sales, no sales, appeal, no appeal, quality, no quality.
Alright, I haven’t spent much time blogging this year; sharing writing tips or anything about writing in general. I could blame the pandemic or being an entrepreneur. I could blame just about everything involved in teaching writing to more than 60 students, spending a lot of my time with editors, rewrites, and navigating the query…
Rewrites are essential. And incredibly challenging. Medieval hymns pipe through my headphones, as I pore through photos from a recent research trip to France. The search for the true Mona Lisa continues with this latest draft of Woman on the Wall. Embrace the Process of Rewrites While annoying, and, at time, incredibly soul-sucking, the rewriting…
This part of the book editing process has been intense. I’ve spent nearly 12-weeks re-writing Woman On The Wall and really shifting my mental approach to storytelling. It’s beautiful, really. I’ve learned much about myself and discovered that I truly love writing historical thrillers. All of those years of journalism are paying off! Now, to…