According to the May 2016 Author Earnings report found here, the answer is a resounding Yes! If we focus on just the past 3 years or past 5 years or even past 10, there are more indie authors in each of the following categories: annual income from book sales of $10,000, $25,000, $50,000, $100,000, $250,000, and … Continue reading
Everyone knows that it is difficult to publish a book. But, when we see the limelight and dollar signs of famous authors, who seem to be able to publish in their sleep, we tend to forget that they also got rejected. Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind was rejected 38 times before landing a publisher. … Continue reading
“Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.” Ralph Ellison, An Invisible Man Continue reading
It’s the little things that weigh on my heart. Not the thought of how we met, with me hanging onto the side of my capsized fishing boat far out to sea, too late at night, in a dark storm with twenty-foot waves, and how she swam up to me, completely out of the blue, tail … Continue reading
An elf is not supposed to love a wizard. Everyone knows that. They knew that. So, of course, the village had to do something to stop them. They met one night on Percy’s Peak, that jagged point on the mountain behind the village. After trekking through the dense forest, with its tall evergreen trees, she … Continue reading
Fun romantic comedies that take place in sunny Costa Rica (Costa Rican Nights Four Book Boxed Set). Click here. ($2.99 at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple, and other places.) Continue reading
Middle school was hard enough without experiencing public failure. Then came flag football season. Continue reading
