Subscribe to The Life Of a Writer YouTube channel for regular updates! I enjoyed the interview I did with Girl Talk w/Shelby so much that I decided to continue on with the idea of following your dreams. As I told Shelby during my interview, I love hearing how others have achieved their dreams because it [...]

While giving a workshop recently I opened the floor to question and answer and one of the writers asked what I thought about eBooks. I was so against them at first, it just seemed too “new school.” I wanted to crack the spine of a book and be extra cautious with the pages so I [...]

Last week, I told you guys I wanted to talk more about the business side of writing and why I’ve chose to put more of my focus there. Now in no way am I suggesting that writers should stop writing and only focus on the business side. To the contrary… Write! Write! Write! If you don’t write you have nothing to market. However with three books [...]

I was recently invited to a private shopping party at Akira-Water Tower Place. Upon arriving a personal shopper made sure I had a mimosa while I shopped for the perfect outfit. The offer of buy one-get one half off was a perk I could not pass up! So here I was fully immersed in tops [...]

  As a writer how much thought do you give to public speaking? Lately, I’ve been giving this a lot of thought as one of the authors signed to my company has an immense fear of public speaking. While I do get a little nervous prior to an interview, once the interview starts I’m usually [...]

Authors, one of the first things you want to do when developing your marketing plan is determine your brand. What is a brand? The American Marketing Association (AMA) defines a brand as a “name, term, sign, symbol or design, or a combination of them intended to identify the goods and services of one seller or [...]

In an earlier post, I briefly touched on collaborating with other companies and upholding my brand. Since I launched my company and released my book there have been times where I collaborated with others to relinquish myself of having to handle certain tasks and other times where I collaborated to expand my brand. Collaborating and networking with other authors [...]

I’m a sucker for a good book! Being a new author or someone I’ve never heard of has no bearing on whether or not I will read your book. Initially, I’m attracted to the cover. Colors that catch my attention and how the author or publishing company decided to visually describe the contents of the [...]

This post is a follow up to a really good discussion we had on yesterday – Are you scared to call yourself a writer? If you missed that post, make sure you read it and leave your opinion on when you should call yourself a writer. On the flip side, I’m interested in knowing when [...]

I’m just days away from releasing the eBook Marketing and Publicity for the author and my weekend was so busy trying to get everything ready! The weeks and days before a book launch can be really stressful, especially if you’re a self-published author and you’re handling all of the major and minor details yourself. But [...]