Category: Indie Author

• Writers: You Can Only Control the Process, Not the Results

  

  Every writer wants to sell more books. Every writer wants to find more readers. But if you are writing for the purpose of results, you’ll be frequently disappointed in this cut-throat, highly-competitive business.  The faster you realize that, as a writer, the only thing you control is the process, the faster you’ll be at peace…

  sassevn

  December 6, 2017

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  book advertising, book publishing, novel writing, writing

• Commit to Your Creativity

  There’s a lot of creative people out there hiding behind your non-commitment. Creativity can be frightening. I get that. When one allows their creative works to be known to others, it can feel like a smack in the face if you hear a rude comment or a flippant laugh. I work with a lot of…

  sassevn

  December 4, 2017

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  creativity, writing, writing tips

• Ending Dec 1: My Kindle Scout Campaign. I could use your help!

  My Kindle Scout campaign for book one of my brand new trilogy ends on December 1. If you haven’t nominated it yet, please head over to the site and give it a look. If you like what you see, I’d be honored to receive your nomination which will bring me one step closer to a…

  sassevn

  November 26, 2017

  Indie Author, Uncategorized

  kindle scout, new release, the forgotten child

• Still using paperbacks? Here’s the artwork for my new one.

  

  Do indie authors still do paperback versions? I’m sure many do, and I’m one of them. The paperback versions are great for many reasons: They feel so good in your hands! You work is an actual thing – not just some pixels on a screen. Even if it’s only for the author himself, it’s worth…

  sassevn

  November 22, 2017

  Indie Author, Uncategorized

  covers for paperback, paperback, publishing on paperback

• A New Trilogy: Coming Soon!

  

  I used to think I would never write a series or a trilogy. I liked closure. I liked an entire world or experience to be contained in one complete story. I hated cliff-hangers. (Marvel movies, really? Those after credit snippets were clever marketing ploys.) I hated marketing ploys. So I wrote five standalone novels. I…

  sassevn

  November 18, 2017

  Indie Author, Uncategorized

  book reviews, kindle scout, magical realism, new release, the forgotten child, trilogy

• I need your help! Nominate my novel on Kindle Scout!

  Book One of my soon to be released trilogy – A Man Too Old for a Place Too Far – is currently on Kindle Scout, vying for a Kindle Press publishing deal. You can help! Please check out the Kindle Scout page for my novel. If you like what you read, nominate it. It helps…

  sassevn

  November 11, 2017

  Indie Author, Promotion, Uncategorized

  a man too old for a place too far, Kindle Press, kindle scout, new release, the forgotten child trilogy

• I Was Awarded a Writing Residency – in IRELAND!

  I’m very excited to share with you this great news: Greywood Arts, in Killeagh, Ireland, awarded me with its Winter Writing Residency for play-writing.  Only one winner was chosen in each category – short stories, poems, plays – and I was selected based on the play I submitted – “The Last Bastion.” On their blog,…

  sassevn

  November 10, 2017

  Indie Author, Uncategorized

  Greywood Arts, ireland, playwriting, The last bastion, writing residency

• How does FREE sound? WHICH HALF DAVID – Get the novel now!

  For the first time ever, my most recent novel WHICH HALF DAVID is available for FREE on Kindle.  In case you aren’t aware, FREE indicates no exchange of money whatsoever. Consider it a gift. A reading gift for you from me. If you like it, please try another of my books and leave a review…

  sassevn

  November 3, 2017

  Indie Author, Promotion

  Kindle Countdown Deals, kindle free books, Kindle free promotion

• Nominate My New Novel for a KINDLE Press Contract!

  The KINDLE SCOUT campaign for my new novel – A Man Too Old for a Place Too Far – is now off and running! Please clink the link to read the first excerpt available anywhere, and if you like it, I’d ask for your nomination. It might help me land a Kindle Press deal. If it…

  sassevn

  November 1, 2017

  Indie Author, Uncategorized

  adventure, kindle scout, new release, the forgotten child

• Cover Reveal: Trilogy Book 2 – The African Connection

  Well, last week I released the cover of book 1 of my new trilogy set to be released soon.  I couldn’t hold back on the cover for book 2, so here they are together.  I’m getting real excited about releasing these stories. A timeline will be revealed shortly. Hope you like what you see!

  sassevn

  October 15, 2017

  Indie Author, Uncategorized

  a man too old, cover reveal, the african connection, the forgotten child