New Release: The Indie Author Survival Guide by Tracy Cooper-Posey
The Indie Author Survival Guide by Tracy Cooper-Posey is out now—a practical guide to building a profitable, productive, resilient writing career in a tougher publishing market.
Non-Fiction
What’s On My Desk This Summer
Writers rarely work on just one book at a time. While readers see the finished novel, there’s often an entire queue of stories in progress behind it—drafts, edits, serials, and ideas waiting for their turn. Here’s a look at what’s currently occupying my writing desk this summer, from new thriller adventures to ongoing serial fiction and the next novel waiting in the wings.
Meanwhile, Back at Stories Rule Press…
The first quarter of the year has disappeared in a blur of drafts, edits, releases and looming deadlines—business as usual at Stories Rule Press. Mark is deep into the next Thomas Billings thriller, Tracy is preparing new fiction and nonfiction releases, Taylen is starting an all-new fantasy series, and Cameron has another big-concept science fiction novel on the horizon. Different genres, different voices, same mission: story comes first. Always.
Your Personal Weasel Word List (and Why You Should Actually Use It)
Before you dump your draft on an editor—or on your future self—you should be doing a ruthless cleanup pass. That starts with your own personal Weasel Word List: those sneaky, repetitive words and phrases that dull your prose and clutter your scenes. You’ve got ‘em. Everyone does. The trick is to catch them before your editor does. Bonus: clean manuscripts make ebook compilers very, very happy (and don’t randomly explode on Kindle).
Review of The Artisan Author by Johnny B. Truant
“At its heart, this book offers a liberating proposal: don’t play the game as it’s currently defined. Walk away from algorithm worship, punishing release schedules, and the grind of selling at 99 cents to churn-hungry subscription readers. Instead, write what you want to write, at the pace that suits you, and charge a fair price for your work.”
New KISS ACROSS TIME title from Tracy Cooper-Posey
SRP author Tracy Cooper-Posey has released a new title in her super-popular vampire time travel PNR series, Kiss Across Time.
Making Marketing Easier
From SRP author Tracy Cooper-Posey’s blog for authors, The Productive Indie Fiction Writer: ____ Marketing is often seen as the