The Quadrant | S. Connolly, Anne O'Connell, Audrey Brice, S. J. Reisner
Four Pen Names, Four Elements
Today, I (and many other writers) received a survey from a marketing mentor asking about TikTok. Apparently, this is the direction advertising and selling books is heading. Mind you, for a young, tech-savvy fifty-year-old, I am perfectly comfortable with video, Continue reading A Writer’s Priority is Writing – Not Managing ALL the Social Media.
Two titles for sure that are coming in 2022, and that you won’t want to miss include Aiming for Trouble and Inherited Djinn. In Inherited Djinn (Urban Fantasy, late March), we follow Bill MacPhegor as he navigates his new life Continue reading Books Coming in 2022
I know – I know! Geez, Steph, way to piss all over someone’s dreams. But I don’t think people really understand what it actually takes to sell and THRIVE as a self-employed writer, and a lot of that depends on Continue reading 21 Things You Need to Know About Writing as a Career Before You Quit Your Job. #amwriting
Each year in December, I choose a keyword or phrase that will inspire the coming year. At the end of 2018, I realized that I had lost the joy I usually found in my work. Writing had become a difficult Continue reading Live Intentionally
Having been a professional writer for many years, and having worked at my career for over 25 years, the one word I hate to hear more than anything is “exposure”. When I was young and aspiring, and desperate for publication, Continue reading The Myth of Exposure #AmWriting
I thought I would throw out some of my thoughts today about how you become good at something, and how you become successful with it, because I’m not sure everyone out there understands this. I often get a lot of Continue reading 10 Ways to be Successful: Hacking It
I have a confession to make. I’m a bit of a planning junkie. I’m not always as meticulous with my planning as I should be, but when I am, I’m far more productive. I started to get back into my Continue reading Planning All the Things
I have finally figured out what I’m doing for my August #DoMagick Challenge. The topic for the month is summoning. As you likely know, Daemonolaters don’t like, or use, the word summon on principle alone. You summon a servant or Continue reading Preliminary August #DoMagick
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 Continue reading Author Events and How to Manage #random
Ouch! Just when I think I’ve seen all the crazy, bad marketing mistakes out there – along comes another one. These are gold to me. I’m actually teaching a workshop at a writer’s conference in September about cultivating the online Continue reading More Author Mistakes #authorsbehavingbadly #marketingmistakes #cockygate