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Fan Convention 2023 Update
On the matter of fan conventions – I have decided that in-person events like Fan Expo are going to be a hard pass for me in 2023. While it’s incredibly fun to meet readers and spend time with my writing tribe, the fan conventions often include 10-12 hour days of panels, table work, driving to and from Denver every morning…
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Indie Authors: Don’t Get Scammed
Dear Fellow Indie Authors, I care about you and and we need to have a talk. We need to talk about why the beginners among us are such easy targets for scams and bullshit. As you know, independently publishing your work does come with some legitimate expenses. But it also comes with a bunch of scam artists trying to take…
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Author Events and How to Manage #random
A friend of mine recently came to me asking for advice about attending an upcoming con. She wanted to know what authors (and other types of exhibitors) should do (and should not do) to make a con successful. She enjoyed my response so much she said I should post a blog that might help other authors. So, that said, here…
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WOW! Reader Survey Goes Wild
When I sent out my reader survey yesterday I had no idea it would gather so much useful data in such a short amount of time. Usually when I do a survey I’m lucky if 20 people respond. Really, I was trying to figure out where I was doing well, where I was failing, and where I needed improvement. I…
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Thirteen Covens: Bloodlines #thirteencovens #occultfiction
Update 10/23/2018: Thirteen Covens: Bloodlines Part One is a 2018 CIPA EVVY Award Winner!! I promised those who prefer to read in paperback that I would put out the first 7 Thirteen Covens novellas in paperback once I finished the 7th novella. It was probably for the best since the story as it now stands is over 100K in length,…
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Day 25: Classes and Teaching #DoMagick
Today was the day I immersed myself in Daemonolatry and Magick, like I do almost every Sunday. I did my normal temple routine, worked with my Sorath model for about fifteen minutes, taught two classes (cancelled the third due to lack of attendees), and did a handful of readings. I also had a chance to talk with a friend about…
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Fiction, Deadlines, and Writing News #freefiction #reading #amwriting
Admittedly I am a few months behind on Home is Where the Haunt Is, and I may be a little late with the next installment of Tales from Black Lily (even though it’s been started). But rest assured I will complete as many installments of these stories as humanly possible this year while hunting down writing deadlines and slaying them.…
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book signings, book tour, business of writing, education, guest appearances, Publishing, social networking, the writing life
The Introvert Writer at Conferences & Conventions
I am an introvert. I have discussed my introversion previously in this post. Today I read a blog post by fellow introvert writer Ashley Hodges that gives tips to fellow introverts who want to attend writers’ conferences. I kind of have a unique take on conferences and conventions. I did quite a few of them back in the mid 2000’s. There’s a…
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Win a Signed Copy of *Her Demon Lover*
Here’s how to win – Between now and May 10, 2013, send an email to swordarkeereon@gmail.com with the subject HER DEMON LOVER In the BODY of the message answer the following question (about my last novel, Switched): What was Kali’s ex-boyfriend’s name? All correct answers will be entered in the drawing. A winner will be drawn on May 10, 2013 at…
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Anne O'Connell, book news, book signings, business of writing, S. Connolly, the writing life, Updates
Writing Updates
I know a lot of my posts recently have been about relatively mundane things and I haven’t really given a writing update in awhile. It seems that ever since the first of the year, readings have been taking up a lot of my time as well as processing orders for Infernal Colopatiron. Sadly this affects my writing time, too, since…
