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SURPRISE!!! Revised Edition of Stitch Available TODAY!

Ok Stitch fans, I have a big announcement that I’m very excited to share… I recently invested a little (a lot of) time in creating a *new...

Distribution Updates – Kindle MatchBook, iTunes & More!

Hey Stitch Fans! Just wanted to let you know about a few quick updates made to Stitch & Shudder’s distribution. Lots of details below,...

Tried Goodreads Listopia Lists yet? Give it a shot!

Hey Stitch Trilogy fans! I wanted to take a moment to introduce you to an awesome feature of Goodreads that you may not already know...

DIY Editing Tips

I used Grammarly to grammar check this post, because typos are the bane of my existence! (Sponsored post.) You may think that soaring...

Pre-Release Jitters

This content was originally posted on www.reutreads.wordpress.com as part of the Shudder Blog Tour in 2013. What goes through an author’s...

Book Formatting Woes: I figured out the hard stuff so you don’t have to! (Part 2)

Update: This post was written back in 2012, and thankfully things have gotten A LOT easier since then!! (You NO LONGER need a software...

Book Formatting Woes: I figured out the hard stuff so you don’t have to! (Part 1)

Update: This post was written back in 2012, and thankfully things have gotten A LOT easier since then!! (You NO LONGER need a software...

The Big Reveal: Stitch Cover Art!

I’m SO excited to share the final cover art for Stitch! Drumroll please… Ta-da! A big shout out to Damon over at http://damonza.com/ for...

Any Advice? Marketing & Promotion Schedule

The past few days while planning my marketing campaign, I keep running up against the same question (or rather, ramming into it headlong...

Navigating the Befuddling World of Book Blogs

Yesterday, I almost drowned. Okay, not literally, but I felt like I was drowning. You see, I had a couple free hours, so I decided...

Why I Decided to Self-Publish

If you work outside the book industry, you may not know that there is a revolution underfoot. Amazon is shaking up the publishing world,...

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