The Value of Money Around the World

Jul 29, 2017 | Maps and Infographics

One thing authors seem to have in common is wondering where our next paycheck will come from, whether we make $10 or $100K from our art. So, it’s no surprise that some ask, “maybe if I lived abroad, in a country where my $$ have more buying power?”...

July Offer: Moschoudi’s Books On Sale

Jul 28, 2017 | Events and Giveaways

One of my favorite author friends, Effrosyni Moschoudi, is having a very special sale: The Amulet, one of my favorite paranormal romances, will be FREE. The trilogy books will be 0.99 both in the US and the UK. Prices for all books will go back to normal at the end of...

Emotional Beats: Light

Jul 25, 2017 | My Publications, Writing

Back in September, I published Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert your Writing into Palpable Feelings. As promised, I will be posting the book on my blog. So, here is the next installment, continuing Part 3 of the book: Other Beats. This chapter deals with: Light...

What Makes a $100k Author?

Jul 23, 2017 | Marketing, Publishing

Last month, Written Word Media shared the results of yet another extensive author survey they’ve run, to tease out the strategies and tactics successful authors were using to achieve their success. The survey compared authors making over $100,000 in a single...

How Much Do You Know About Irony?

Jul 21, 2017 | My friends' Guest Posts, Writing

You may remember some of Reedsy’s awesome creations such as Writing Dynamic Characters and Third Person Limited vs Omniscient PoV. Well, Ricardo Fayet and his team have done it again with a long-form post detailing the three main kinds of irony in literature,...

The Land That Time Forgot

Jul 19, 2017 | Random Musings

You may have noticed I’ve been unusually silent in the past few days. The reason is that I took a much-needed break to a nearby island, Evia. However, it turned out I had accidentally stumbled upon the land that time forgot: no Internet anywhere—including our...

Emotional Beats: Hunger, Drinks, And Food

Jul 15, 2017 | My Publications, Writing

Back in September, I published Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert your Writing into Palpable Feelings. As promised, I will be posting the book on my blog. So, here is the next installment, continuing Part 3 of the book: Other Beats. This chapter deals with:...

Book Clubs: The Book Is The Excuse, Not The Point

Jul 13, 2017 | Fun Historical Facts

I’ve never actually belonged to a book club in the traditional sense. Yes, I do belong to some great ones like the Rave Reviews Book Club (#RRBC), the Fantasy and Science Fiction Network (#FSFNet), and eNovel Authors At Work (#eNovAaW), but these are online book...