Category: Indie Author

• Merry Christmas 2014! (AKA: Turn the AC on to get in the mood)

  I’m enjoying my ninth, Malaysian tropical Christmas. We’ll crank the air conditioners from early morning, close all the curtains, and get under a blanket with some hot cocoa, imagining the light snow floating down outside. Then our friends will come and we’ll have a wonderful Christmas meal. I hope yours will be as special. May your…

  sassevn

  December 25, 2014

  Indie Author, Life

  christmas 2014, merry christmas, tropical christmas

• Christmas Deals! Free and Discounted Books for the Holidays!

  

  Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! I’m happy to offer some great deals on books over the next week. Let’s start with the free! From December 23-27, my new release short story, “If Love is a Crime: A Christmas Story” is free on Kindle. Please enjoy this read with your family as you celebrate the…

  sassevn

  December 23, 2014

  Indie Author

  99 cent reads, discounted books, free Christmas stories, free kindle books, Kindle Countdown Deals, kindle deals

• Short Writing Sessions No More

  Suddenly, I can’t get away with short writing sessions. I spent the last couple of years with a laptop that had a maximum battery life of an hour and a half. It was limiting for a writer, but it helped me focus on my writing and do the best I could until the dreaded battery…

  sassevn

  December 21, 2014

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  indie author, laptop for writing, writing, writing process

• Reflections on Two Years as an Indie Author

  December 2014 is the two year anniversary of my decision to become an independent author. It’s really been an amazing ride thus far. I’ve learned so much, made a whole lot of mistakes, and met some great people. I don’t regret the decision at all. So I just want to reminisce for a minute about…

  sassevn

  December 18, 2014

  Indie Author

  book promotion, indie author anniversary, lessons learned about indie publishing, promotion, publishing, writing

• Book Review: “If Love is a Crime: A Christmas Story”

  

  Nikita Kinny @ njkinny.blogspot wrote a nice review of my new Christmas story. Here’s her opening paragraph. Please head over and read the full text on her website. Thanks all! Nikita Says: “I have read The Recluse Storyteller by Mark W Sasse and had enjoyed his storytelling style in the book. So, when he told…

  sassevn

  December 17, 2014

  Indie Author, Reviews

  Book review, Christmas, holiday books., IF Love is a Crime, kindle

• Excerpt: “If Love is a Crime: A Christmas Story”

  

  Here’s an excerpt from the opening scene of my new Christmas Story, where Beatrice finds an unexpected visitor shivering in the cold in front of her cabin. The full story can be purchased exclusively on Kindle for only $0.99 cents HERE! EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT: She pulled at the nearly finished shawl hanging off the side of the…

  sassevn

  December 16, 2014

  Indie Author, Writing Excerpt

  christmas stories, historical fiction, holiday stories, short story, stories of love and compassion, underground railroad, writing excerpt

• Where do mid-latitude writers write in the winter?

  I live in the low latitudes, tucked right north of the equator, still a long way and many degrees separation from the Tropic of Cancer. That means one crucial thing – in December – March, I still do my writing outdoors. At the beach. At a cafe by the pier. In a little open-air food…

  sassevn

  December 15, 2014

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  location for writing, writing, writing in the northern hemisphere, writing in the tropics, writing process

• An Interesting Quote from Ecclesiastes for Indie Authors – 2

  Yesterday I posted this quote from Ecclesiastes 7: “The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.” I gave one lesson from it for indie authors. Here’s the link to Lesson 1 from yesterday: HERE! Lesson 2 for Indie Authors: Patience is better than pride. Oh my. If there…

  sassevn

  December 12, 2014

  Indie Author

  book promotion, marketing, patience, pride, writing

• An Interesting Quote from Ecclesiastes for Indie Authors – 1

  Look at this interesting quote from Ecclesiastes 7: “The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.” Lesson 1 for the Indie Author: Ending is better than beginning. Boy, that sums me up as a writer pretty well. Writing the end of a novel is always better than…

  sassevn

  December 11, 2014

  Indie Author, Uncategorized

  approaches to writing, ending a story, writing, writing a beginning, writing process

• Are you telling the story you want to tell?

  If you are telling the story you want to tell, congratulations. You must feel fulfilled as a writer. As I was compiling my most recent story, I got to the point where I realized I had told everything about this story I had wanted to tell. I would be proud to put my name at…

  sassevn

  December 10, 2014

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  genre writing, literary agents, story critique, storytelling, writing, writing process