Category: Indie Author
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New Book Review for “A Love Story for a Nation”
Danielle at Universalcreativityinc just posted her review of “A Love Story for a Nation.” Some highlights include: “[It] is one of those novels that readers won’t ever forget.” “I found the mystery of the plot incredible.” “By the the time you reach the end you will be waiitng for the next stunning well written adventure…
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My Biggest Promotion Ever is Coming Soon
You have to spend money to make money. I really wonder if that saying applies to indie authors. Later this month, I will be having the largest, most expensive, and wide-spread promotion I’ve ever done. I have no idea what the outcome will be, and I don’t pretend to think it will be successful. I’m…
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Two Book Giveaways for USA & Malaysia
I have simultaneous book giveaways which just kicked off in the USA and Malaysia on Goodreads. First, if you live in the USA, you can get yourself a paperback copy of my new release, “A Love Story for a Nation.” Head on over to Goodreads at this LINK to enter. Second, if you live in Malaysia, you…
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8 Ideas, 15 Minutes (The Sad Reality of No Time)
Our school is having some meetings coming up at the end of the month, and I’ve been asked to write up some skits, and find some actors who would perform short pieces for each one which illustrate different life lessons. I’m always happy to do so, and now I even have a creative writing group…
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Writing: The Difference between being Finished and being Done
I don’t know how other people write. That makes sense. I’m not other people. But I do wonder sometimes the various methodologies (or lack thereof in my case) applied to craft. I was particularly thinking about first drafts recently, and I realize that I am a “run and gun” offense on my first draft. I…
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A Writer Pushing Himself into Unfamiliar Territory
Here I am at my normal writing location, but today, as the rain crashed the writing party, I find myself sitting out the outdoor restaurant, towel around my shoulders, feet away from the pool, with classic pop music from the 70s and 80s playing in the background. Actually, not a bad place to write. What…
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A Rarity: Completely Unbiased Feedback about Your Writing
It’s rare to be in a situation where one receives detailed and completely unbiased feedback of one’s writing. Sure, unknown reviewers leave ratings and reviews for my novels, but not many leave a score and give an assessment of the overall thoughts of an author’s writing. I received that recently and found it very interesting…
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Three Easy Ways to Purchase My Novels in Malaysia (or Anywhere Worldwide)
I am lucky to have loads of friends around the world, but it isn’t always easy for them to pick up a copy of my novels. Well, hopefully this post will alleviate a lot of that. I’ve tracked down three sites where paperback copies of my novels are available. The first two are in Malaysia,…
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Writing Historical Pieces for Those Who Don’t Like History
I found myself writing a short play over the weekend. It’s set in 1932 Central Park, NY. There are two characters: one Eulalie from Harlem and Becky, not from Harlem. I’ve become quite fond of this piece I named “Wonder Bread & Other Miracles.” As I was writing, I chose the name Eulalie for the…
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Three Duets, Two Solos needed. That’s it!
The forensics coach at my school approached me today. She said that she only needs three duets and two solo acting scripts for her kids to work on. No pressure. Starting last year, the team asked me to write them scripts which they could perform at their forensics competition in February. Last year, one performance…
Author Mark W Sasse 