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I saw an editor friend’s repost of this Vox article, “Everyone’s a sellout now: So you want to be an artist. Do you have to start a TikTok?” by Rebecca Jennings. It’s about the pressure on authors today to have a preexisting popular platform before publishing a book, or any creative work product for that matter. … Continue reading Are Personal Branding Pressures on Authors Resulting in Bad Books?
A while back on my Instagram feed, I shared photos of my 2020 art study journal. Now here’s the whole thing, though it’s still just a slim and sparse booklet. I kinda didn’t wanna share this because it’s so, ew, a hot mess, disorganized, and you can even witness my mood changes as my handwriting … Continue reading Download My Art Study Journal
Most of this blog on my website consists of deck reviews, some book reviews, and right now because SKT III is in production, SKT status updates. I haven’t checked in with you with a personal update in a while. So let’s chat. Hi! How’ve you been? Let me share with you what’s been going on … Continue reading Random Personal Update
Sigh. I’m querying a novel that concludes in the time period of the bubonic plague. During the Covid-19 outbreak and global quarantine. And lots of literary agents on social media are posting about how this is really not the time to be sending apocalyptic novels to them because they just want to read something light, … Continue reading What Writing and Publishing a Novel Means to Me + Asian American Kid Problems =)
So I did a Thing. I completed a novel. I say “completed” instead of “wrote” because I’ve written many incomplete novels over the decades. This is the first one I pushed over the finish line. Yay. For those interested in following the journey of my novel manuscript, I’ll be sharing the experience by way of … Continue reading Novel Writing Adventures & New Vlog Series
FREE For those who follow the blog, you’ll know that I had been releasing the Writing and Publishing Nonfiction course module by module. This post provides all five modules of the course on one easy-access page. In this five-module multi-media course, learn about writing and publishing nonfiction books in the spirituality, New Age, occult, metaphysical, … Continue reading Writing and Publishing Nonfiction: The Complete Course
Writing and Publishing Nonfiction Independent Study Course Module I: Introduction Module II: Completing Your Manuscript Module III: Traditional Publishers YOU ARE HERE. Module IV: Independent (Self) Publishing Module V: Promoting Your Book and Post-Publication Strategic Plans Whereas Module III covered traditional publishing, Module IV will address self-publishing. Module IV: Independent (or Self) Publishing Module 4 will … Continue reading Writing and Publishing Nonfiction: Module IV
Recap: Module I: Introduction Module II: Completing Your Manuscript Module III is all about the submissions and publication process with traditional publishers. Coming after this module: Module IV: Independent or Self Publishing Module V: Promoting Your Book and Post-Publication Strategic Plans Module III: Traditional Publishers Module 3 accompanies you from drafting your book proposal to querying … Continue reading Writing and Publishing Nonfiction: Module III
Modules I and II are being posted consecutively this week working toward the new moon in Taurus so that maybe everything will be aligned just so and this weekend you’ll be motivated to get to work on that book you’ve always meant to write. Do not proceed with Module II until you’ve completed the audio lectures … Continue reading Writing and Publishing Nonfiction: Module II
I’m putting together a multi-media web series on writing and publishing nonfiction, placing emphasis on nonfiction in the spirituality and New Age category. I was going to wait until I finished the entire course, all proposed modules, but then I was like F it. Let’s just play this by ear. Throw the spaghetti against the … Continue reading Writing and Publishing Nonfiction: Module I