Today, July 14, 2021, Kindle Vella went live. What is Vella, and why should you care? I’ll do my best to answer both those questions. First of all, Kindle Vella is a serialized writing outlet, similar to Wattpad or Radish. It allows authors to publish serials, or “episodes,” of ongoing stories. This enables readers toContinue reading “Kindle? No, Vella!”
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June Writing Report
It’s hard to believe we’re already halfway through 2021! I’m looking back on my June writing accomplishments in this post, but I’m also looking forward to the second half of this whirlwind year. First of all, just as a refresher (for myself as much as anyone), these were my writing goals for June: Write creativelyContinue reading “June Writing Report”
May Writing Reflection
The numbers are in! For May, I had several writing goals, and I tried a lot of new things to motivate myself and hold myself accountable. First of all, here were my guidelines for May: Write creatively every day Keep track of daily word counts Try voice-to-text to increase productivity “Pay” myself a penny aContinue reading “May Writing Reflection”
4/11/2021 Writing Update: Watt’s Up!
Since I last posted a writing update, I’ve probably written 3,000 words a day… but very few of those words were for “Operation Firebrand.” I gave myself permission to write whatever I felt like for a week or so, and I fleshed out a couple other story ideas, which was exciting. More importantly, I cameContinue reading “4/11/2021 Writing Update: Watt’s Up!”
3/22/2021 Writing Update
In case you were wondering, my latest writing project (codenamed Firebrand) is moving along slowly, but still making progress. I’m currently just shy of 46,000 words, which is more than a third of the way to my goal for the book. 🙌 HOWEVER, my ever-evolving plans have changed from what I typically do: rather thanContinue reading “3/22/2021 Writing Update”
Setting Expectations
I expect this is the first thing many of you will read by me, so obviously I want it to provide an accurate picture of who I am. As a result, this will probably be a disorganized collection of random thoughts, subjected to a dozen revisions which will never live up to my level ofContinue reading “Setting Expectations”
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