author of contemporary romance
A common complaint I hear from readers against indie (or self-published) books is the lack of editing. With Amazon and other platforms making it so easy to publish, there are lots of writers who upload a book without any kind of edits, which is painfully obvious from the first few pages. There are also lots...
Today I’m reviewing the Indie Author Survival Guide by Susan Kaye Quinn: I’ve been studying the ins and outs of indie publishing (and, to some measure, traditional publishing) for about a year and half now. After I finished my first full length novel, I planned to publish it a few months later, when the edit...
I finished my first full length novel last year on Valentine’s Day. If there is one thing that I’ve learned since then is patience. I was ready to have it published independently by Summer. I revised it a few times, had it read by critique partners and beta readers, did lots of edits in between,...
Go ahead, pat me on the back— I’ve reached a new milestone. After almost six months of editing, and with the help of an awesome team of beta-readers, I’ve declared my manuscript finished. I’m using the above minion as my own merit badge. Yay, go me! The truth is, I had to give myself a...
First, here are some more images of Braga, that I took in May during my trip. This is the Catholic Church of the Congregados, at Central Avenue. In the beginning of The Secret Life of Daydreams, Sofia is on the phone with her friend Guida, in front of this church, when she...
author of contemporary romance