If you look at an author’s public image, you’re most likely to see them talking about their successes and how wonderful it is to be an author, which makes sense, because nobody wants to follow someone who does nothing but complain about their chosen profession. But there is a certain set of problems and struggles […]
If you’ve been keeping up with my social media accounts, you’ll know that I was at a writers convention, because I’ve been posting about it nonstop for the last week! While I can’t even begin to write down everything I learned there, I would still love to share some of the things that stood out […]
The social media burnout is real, but that’s not the only reason my online presence has been a little less active. In the beginning of July, I announced that I was going to pull back from posts, poetry, and blogging in order to be able to put all my energy into querying my novel. Now, […]
I saw a quote once that said something along the lines of this: “Most people who practice brutal honesty are more interested in the brutality than the honesty.” I don’t like harsh truths/realities or brutal honesty, and I especially don’t like it when it’s directed at me. Call me an optimist (ironic, I know,) but […]
What if writers didn’t live in the digital age where social media marketing has become just as important as spending time on our writing? One where we could be respected without having 10,000 followers. Where we could shut out the constant business plans and write by candlelight just like Dickens. Where writers could be antisocial […]