How much do you get to control when you’re self-publishing? And how much do you stick to in terms of “industry standards” because they are good/established marketing even if you don’t agree with? Book length, fonts, cover type,”purity” of tropes, PG rating etc? Do you always listen to your agent or pub team if they
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Pseudonyms
Do you have a list of book ideas somewhere that are very out of your usual genres or don’t have time for? Have you ever thought about starting over under a pseudonym? Yes, but probably not for the most obvious reason. 🙂 Let’s cover the more traditional uses for a pseudonym. From a publisher’s point
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Coming up for air
About 1M gallons of sewage discharged into San Marcos River Feb. 18. Good news, our communal well is more than a mile away, so we don’t have to boil water again. Those Florida hurricanes are looking pretty good. Hehe. Last night 11:20 pm. I’m very tired. The real estate market in Austin is crazy. People
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Stuff happened. Stuff Was Not Good.
A lot of stuff happened in the last 10 days. None of it was awesome. Most of it I can’t share because it’s private, but I will give you a few small examples. Kid 2’s landlord is suddenly returning to Austin. We were under impression that she would have at least another year in the
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Business Monday
Thank you so much for all of the well-wishers and worrying. We are okay. Kid 1 made it home safe. Kid 2 made an 88 on her latest cellular biology exam, which is some sort of miracle considering everything that went on. Batty and Boots, the semi-feral and the feral cat, made it through, and
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Here We Go Again
This is what it looked like 15 minutes ago, when I talked to Kid 1. It’s worse now. And now it’s snowing sideways because of the lovely Texas wind. Looks like our kid isn’t coming home today.
Still Experiencing Power Outages
A quick note, since we don’t know how long the power will last. The power comes on randomly, lasts for between 3-4 hours, and then goes off for about 4-6 hours. There doesn’t seem to be a schedule. They’ve repeatedly attempted to turn it on during last night, but something must’ve gone wrong because it
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Snowy Update
Hi everyone, Mod R here, hope you’re all safe and warm. Ilona and Gordon are experiencing power cuts at the moment, but they asked me to let you know they are ok and attached a gloriously snowy photo of their yard. It’s 12 degrees where they are (or for us Europeans -11C). Brrrrrrrrr.If you have
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Instagram Book Promo Secrets Finally Revealed
In this time of social media providing a very important platform to reach your readers, a writer must be very savvy with their time and marketing. But do not fear. Luckily for you, I have done all of the hard work so you can benefit from my careful and measured research. Gorgeous Art : 983
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Work Day
I’ve spent the last several hours looking at exit wounds and dead bodies. I am so depressed now. I hope your day is going better than mine.
A Wicked Cool Flat
Remember my addiction to renovation shows? Well, there is a game called House Flipper where you get to take dilapidated houses and renovate them. I bought it a couple of years ago, and in the middle of my renovation marathon, I fired it up. I want to show you my awesome renovation work. I bought
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Luisa Preissler Prints Now Available
A lot of you asked about prints of the recent BLOOD HEIR and Baylor Sisters art. We are happy to announce that they are available. From Luisa: “The prints are open editions, sold via INPRNT and available until further notice. Due to the pandemic they are printed and shipped directly from the U.S. These are high
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