To-Do on the Business End of Writing Read all those emails from the writers and entrepreneurs that already know what I need to know. Make...

I've had two major fiascos because I gave too much benefit of the doubt to people I hired. The first was getting a proper cover design...

My answer was “Uhhh…,” followed by some generalized answers based on why I wrote the story I did. It quickly turned into “I don’t know.”...

Knowing why you write before, during, and after self-publishing a book is important. The reasons why you write determine what story you...

First-time self-publishing Author | What I Would Do Differently (a series). Part 1: The Business of Writing. Are you prepared?

I wrote a previous blog on Beatrix Potter several months ago. I have incorporated parts of that today, but I wanted to add to it. One of...

Life’s full of adventure! Right? Sophia thinks so. Especially when you are telepathic and speak multiple animal languages! Being...

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Super Sleuths Pedro and Sophia hopped off the bus at the 50th Street stop and walked back to 51st. The buildings became increasingly run...

From Mission 1: All in a Day's Work, Chapter 1 Sophia and Pedro were outsiders at the fashionable James Samuel Calder Academy on...

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As many of you may know, the U.S. Department of Justice is suing to block a merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster. If...