The ‘Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr’ Interview
I’ve known Joe Lipsett longer than I’ve known my wife. He and I met in film school way back in the early 2000s, and we bonded over our mutual love of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and horror cinema. Every October, for over half a decade, we would go to theaters together to see the latest entry in…
5 Reasons You Failed to Win National Novel Writing Month (and What to Do about It)
To listen to this blog post in audio format, click the play button below: National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) has come to a close for another year. A fraction of the writers (around 14%) who participated reached their goal of writing 50,000 words in 30 days. The vast majority of writers (the other 86%) failed…
4 Tips for Getting the Most Out of An Online Summit
Online live-streaming technology continues to improve. As a result, more and more online summits are taking place, including summits focused on the world of writing and publishing. In June of 2016 alone, both Chandler Bolt’s Self-Publishing Summit and Jesse Krieger’s Book, Branding and Business Building Summit brought together dozens of writing and publishing experts. If you…
(Video) The Page Turners: Economy of Fear Author Interview
The following interview was originally included as part of The Page Turners: Economy of Fear bonus package for people who pre-ordered the book back in the Spring of 2015. Now that the book has been out for almost a year, I thought I’d make the video available to all. Enjoy! You can grab your copy…
The Futility of Direct Response Book Marketing via Twitter
Are you wasting your time trying to sell books on Twitter? I strongly suspect you are. That said, a unique opportunity has arisen whereby I can test my theory. An affiliate marketer recently started promoting my book, The Page Turners: Economy of Fear on his Twitter feed. It’s my book, so I have access to…
Christmas in Maplewright – A Page Turners Christmas Tale
It has become a bit of a tradition that every Christmas I write a short story for my friend, author Catherine Brunelle, as her Christmas present. This year she requested a story featuring the characters Danny and Diana from my young adult horror series, The Page Turners. The result was Christmas in Maplewright. This story…
What I read in Q3 (July-Sept 2015)
Every quarter I like to share with you my reading list. If you’re curious what I read earlier this year, you can check out my posts on Q1 and Q2. As for Q3, let’s dive right in! (Note: I’ve included affiliate links to all the books below, so if you decide to purchase any of…
What I read in Q2 (April to June 2015)
The second quarter of 2015 has come to an end, which means it’s time for me to share with you my reading list from the last three months! Do the Work by Steven Pressfield – This short book was part of Seth Godin’s Domino Project, and continued themes addressed in Pressfield’s must read book The…
The Long and Painful Road to Publishing Economy of Fear
Today my novel The Page Turners: Economy of Fear went on sale. Getting this book published has been a long and painful journey. The manuscript itself was completed in late 2013; however, it was put on hold so that I could create my online course, The Novel Writer’s Blueprint: Five Steps to Creating and Completing…
7 Lessons Learned Recording an Audiobook
Last month I recorded the audiobook version of my novel, The Page Turners, to include free in the pre-order bonus bundle for it’s sequel, The Page Turners: Economy of Fear. It was my first time recording an audiobook, and I learned A LOT! In the latest episode of the Write Along Radio podcast, I share…
