Behind the Scenes
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Picking the Pieces Up of an Audiobook Mess!
Soooo….my book is about recovering from devastation..the unexpected…when the pieces around you all fall and you don’t know where to begin to pick them up. How appropriate right now for me when I was TRYING to (unsuccessfully) to promote my audiobook- well, KEEP READING! Two nights ago, I began a large marketing effort to promote my Amazon kindle/paperback to an audiobook on Audible. It was a good part of a YEAR in the making. Between auditioning narrators, going back and forth through the right sound and feel, handling contracts, I finally dotted all the i’s and crossed the t’s and it was finally ready to be released on Audible and…
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Top 5 Amazon Writer Must-Haves
What are a writer’s top must-haves with which to surround themselves? It’s often been said that the first few sentences are the hardest to write. This may or may not be true, but getting in touch with that artist within us can sometimes take a little extra time. For me, I like to be comfortable and have things set up a certain way to ‘get going’. Every writer is different, but I was able to find some some great ideas and suggestions while online. Here are my “Top 5 Amazon Writer Must-Have Things” to coax out the writer in you: 1. A cozy blanket. I love to write sprawled out…
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I’m part of the Awesome Gang!
Super excited to be featured on the Awesome Gang! Finally, I’m awesome. At least they are allowing me to be today. Happy Monday, everybody! Making Ends Meet with a Popcorn Popper by Jacqueline Lucia
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How This Book Happened
So…How DID this book happen? What made you write it? Why did you write it? I’ve heard all of these questions from my family and friends. It started as a project to write something small, maybe just a quick e-book, on a few tips I had learned when I was a struggling single mom. It started with Google slides – pre-made slides – that looked awful – and it resembled something of a business Power Point presentation. When I had been in the corporate space all those year ago – I wasn’t even good at making Power Point – so why was I trying this method now? It was ridiculous.…
