Something I've learned lately is that you can never do too much to help your Indie books. Some people will tell you that all you need to succeed is a cover that blends in, a good grammar check and voila, there it is! Truth be told is much harder. Not only should you expect to... Continue Reading →
Smashwords Mash!
For the past couple of days I've been reading up on the Smashwords Style Guide, found (here) on their website. Just so you're clued in on what I'm talking about here, Smashwords is an online book distribution website, catering vastly to Indie authors. While Amazon Kindle is known best for their Select program and great... Continue Reading →
Najla Qamber Designs
Najla Qamber Designs: Last blast of covers!: Here are the last blast of covers I've made in the last few months. Enjoy! Qeya is more like a collaboration between me and Jenn... Up above you'll find the link to my cover designer, Najla Qamber, who is not only an amazing artist, but a good friend... Continue Reading →
Teaser # 3
Hello everyone! I've got Qeya posted on Amazon now officially. I've been remiss in my blogging, mainly on my website. So tonight I thought I'd post another teaser trailer of Qeya. Though by now you could just go and check out the book for yourself, I'm a believer in freebies ;)We must have traveled those... Continue Reading →
Teaser #2
More news on Qeya! I've got the final draft ready to upload on Amazon. This time I'll be uploading to Smashwords and Barnes&Noble (nook) so when I give the word feel free to download! I'm so excited to have this fresh and "proper" version out for the world to see. Feel free to spread the... Continue Reading →
Teaser #1
As Qeya is about to be published...(if you were misguided by my website, I take total blame. I'm terrible at predicting deadlines!)...I thought it would be fun to post a few teaser trailers of my favorite scenes.If you've checked out my site lately, there's a huge blurb/page about the Heaven's Edge series I'm working on.... Continue Reading →
Dip
Okay, I'm determined to "get in there" for real tonight. Sometimes I jump between reality and the book world. If you write you know what I mean. Or if you obsess over anything you might also understand. I spent a week or so dealing with real world things and am seriously going to reevaluate a... Continue Reading →
What Not to Do
I have recently learned, through the lovely advice of a good friend of mine, what not to do when you're trying to write your own e-book. I thought I'd share a few of these true tidbits with you and add a couple of my own for fun. Indies don't always realize their work isn't as good as... Continue Reading →
Pink Elephants
Something I've realized while working on the second draft of Silver Hollow is how much I just miss writing in general! There really is a difference between working a new draft and staring at that blank screen with nothing but your mind telling you "what's next?". Talking to another newbie author I was reminded how... Continue Reading →
Family and Fanfiction
You know something I've realized today? A couple of things, actually. One, is that there really is an awesome network of authors/readers/book people out there who are willing to help you out if you're just starting out and needing some pointers. I still view myself as a newbie at this. I'm no expert and I'm... Continue Reading →
Jennifer Silverwood 