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Note: Please understand that I am not going back on everything I have said regarding reviews, reviewers, and reasons why you shouldn’t respond. I am, however, expressing disdain over a particular incident. I am not telling reviewers how to review a book “properly” or any nonsense like that. I recently read a review of a…
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http://blog.bookbaby.com/2015/08/confronting-bad-book-reviews/?utm_campaign=BB1534&utm_source=BBeNews&utm_medium=Email&spMailingID=49346304&spUserID=MTMyMzE5MDIyMjcwS0&spJobID=742828219&spReportId=NzQyODI4MjE5S0 Adler says in the post: Bad book reviews, bad opinions, insults, verbal abuse, diminishment, jealousy, frustration, along with effusive praise come with the territory. In today’s environment celebrate you’re being noticed and, whatever is said about you and your work, be sure your name is spelled right. While I wouldn’t praise anyone who has…
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Such a fantastic post. I am guilty of being shy about admitting what I do, but I really shouldn’t be. NONE of us should be. We work our asses off, and doing everything on our own. We should be proud of what we do, regardless of what people think!
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On June 8th, I created the post “Writing Goals-Better Late Than Never” outlining that I wanted to complete the Becoming Night Touched mini series, create the collection and publish that, AND release the new edition of TNTC Book 1: Celine. Well, I am happy to say that I have hit goal 1! A short story…
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Originally posted on Amaranthine by Joleene Naylor: After the success of Strange Portals, the Ink Slingers’ first anthology collection, we’ve decided to do another one! This time, for Halloween. OOooOOOoooOOOooOOOOooOOOO (spooky noise) Here’s the roundup of rules: 1) all stories must be between 1,000 words and 10,000 words. They can be original works, or they…
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The tour is only a few months away and we are looking for as many authors and bloggers that are willing to volunteer their time as possible. This is not a paid/ pay for gig, so no one will be making money. We are also looking for ideas. If you have something to share,…
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I understand that I tend to go against popular opinion, but I was so tired of seeing all of the “poor EL James” blog posts. This is all I am going to say about it. Everyone seems to have an opinion about the explosion of anti-50 Shades tweets following a failed public AMA for EL James…
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Self-publishing 101 is an intense push on the importance of marketing yourself and social media. I have a Youtube, this blog, my website, a Facebook Page, AND a Twitter. This time last year I was more concerned about how important growing my platforms was and growing my book sales than actually writing. I, like every other…

