by Joy | Jan 8, 2024 | 12 Months of Reading, audiobooks, authors, books, fantasy, fiction, genre, goals, Indie Authors, libraries, library, literature, non-fiction, novel, novella, poem, poet, poetry, readers, reading, SciFi, short story, southern fiction, stories
Welcome to 12 Months of Reading! Each month in 2024, I will host a different reading challenge category. These categories are broad, and, chances are, whatever you’re reading may fit in them. January’s theme is a “peach” book—find a cover with...
by Joy | Jan 17, 2023 | authors, creativity, doubt and fear, goals, Indie Authors, inspiration, journal, journaling, Publishing, writer mom, writing process
This blog post comes with a warning label. The process you’re about to read is not for beginners because I broke all the first-of-the-year rules. For Goal Setting 101, head to a post I wrote in 2018, “Resolving to Make Better Goals.” Now that we have that...
by Joy | Jan 10, 2023 | authors, doubt and fear, dream of authorship, goals, Indie Authors, inspiration, Publishing, writer mom, writers, writing
On Christmas Day, I shared two photos with my family. Both were of me on the same day, in the same outfit. The differences were one year and nearly thirty pounds. Seeing the change side by side impacted me. I was angry to see how I had been, but stunned, proud,...
by Joy | Apr 9, 2020 | authors, fantasy, Indie Authors, world-building, writers, writing, writing process
When an athlete prepares to enter a competition or join a team, he or she trains hard. They eat right. Consuming the right calories is as important as doing the right exercises for a serious athlete. Scholars train their minds before taking intense evaluations. They...
by Joy | Mar 19, 2020 | authors, books, fantasy, Indie Authors, readers, reading
Isn’t it GORGEOUS?!?!?! I cannot wait to read more from Elizabeth’s world! Read more about this novella below. If you’d like to know more about the author and her debut novel, Strayborn, check out this interview I posted a while back. Keep scrolling...
by Joy | Mar 12, 2020 | authors, creativity, Indie Authors, writers
Creativity may be one of the greatest gifts humans enjoy. And, while it is undoubtedly a gift, it’s one that must be exercised, developed and nurtured. Indie Authors—like all writers and artists—rely on creativity for our very livelihoods. One fear we face is a loss...