"Menta-Life" has been attracting a lot of traffic to my website and followers from my social media are becoming greedy with wonder. I will begin posting "Desertion" to my website for those who would like to read for free along with the first "Menta-Life" in the series of six. Thanks to those who've decided to … Continue reading Next: Menta-Life Desertion
Category: Books
Fiction is Power
Most of what we have, in this age was laughed at, at some point in time. Looked upon as an unbelievable and impossible to achieve goal or invention. In the creator’s mind, the thought of bringing a piece of their fictitious place into a reality was possible. It takes you to make the difference, seeing … Continue reading Fiction is Power
Menta-Life Update
Deep into chapter 7 of "Menta-Life: Downfall" and getting my original book cover turned around to just the main corporation's logo. The original cover is drop dead gorgeous, however I feel like I shouldn't flaw up a system that works. You look at some recent title series' that have been made into a huge success, … Continue reading Menta-Life Update
When Will People Notice Me?!
Traveling the U.S., I've come across lots of authors who have self-published through Createspace, Smashwords, Draft2Digital, etc. with no success. After conducting short interviews with them over lunch, I came to an interesting conclusion. A few of them expected their books to sell themselves (which your story has to be made of gold to accomplish) … Continue reading When Will People Notice Me?!
Unlocking Your Imagination
What most people don't understand about imagination is that nothing is ever going to be original. You may feel like something is similar to something else and, when it boils down to it, you'll realize that it is. I get reviews and emails from people that tell me that my book character Vanessa Pheros from … Continue reading Unlocking Your Imagination
Music and Work
When I was growing up, I couldn't figure out why my teachers never liked me wearing my earphones while I did my classwork. Not only was I not able to hear them but... oh wait... Any who, I was asked if I use music as a motivator when I write. My answer: "Yeah, music is … Continue reading Music and Work
Good Places to Start Marketing
There are billions of people worldwide who love to be informed about the newest things or current events happening worldwide, so why is it that people don't see YOU? That's what I used to ask myself every single day as I sat in front of my computer. Every single day was actually about the length … Continue reading Good Places to Start Marketing
Finding Your Writing Place
Being an author wasn't always my dream but it was something that I was secretly good at so I decided to pursue it with great chase. Seeing where you want your books to go (Barnes and Noble, Libraries, feature film) is a great help when your idea is just that- an idea. Actually writing is … Continue reading Finding Your Writing Place
Eye Catching Book (Cover)(Part 2)
Someone looks at the front of your book and says "Hmm... that's interesting. I wonder what the book looks like. Forget about the inside unless the page's borders are rainbow colored with a kind of weird inscription printed on the side." The reader flips around to the back of the book and starts reading an … Continue reading Eye Catching Book (Cover)(Part 2)
Eye Catching Book (Cover)(Part 1)
The other day, I had someone ask me "Does my book cover really matter that much?" My first thought was "Uh yeah, how else are you gonna protect the pages from liquids?" Fast forward, I was asked just how importance is a book cover and why should I invest time in designing or paying for … Continue reading Eye Catching Book (Cover)(Part 1)
