• Creativity - The Bizniz

    10 Things I Learned Self-Publishing My Debut Novel

    Last week, I had this exchange on Threads with indie author-artist Raul Sauve (@sauvesauve), and another author-artist, Elena Catherine, popped in and asked the question about what we’d learned from self-publishing. I didn’t have time to respond in the moment, and truth be told, I don’t think I’ve had a chance to sit down and account for all my learnings over the past two years. So this week, I decided to write a blog post about it. I’ll start by saying that the decision to go the indie route and self-publish was not taken lightly. I don’t think my choice…

  • The Bizniz - Writing

    It all becomes quite simple if you’re not trying to get rich and famous.

    Ever since I set about writing my first novel, I’ve been doing two things at the same time. First, I’ve been, you know… writing. Engaging in the creative process over a period of many months. Learning how to translate the pictures in my head into the written word. Improving my skills and practicing the time-honored craft of good storytelling. The other thing I’ve been up to is devoting time to figuring out how to publish my book when it’s finally finished. At one point someone suggested to me that perhaps it was best not to worry about my book being…