Because hitting publish is just the first step. The first time I self-published a book, the term “indie publishing” hadn’t yet become a part of the publishing lexicon. It was 2004, the vast majority of people were still wary of spending money online, and the Kindle hadn’t yet been invented. I had something to say, […]
Books and Publishing
What I Learned From Writing 10k Words in a Single Day
It’s not worth doing if it’s not replicable. Every November, as part of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), writers have a Black Friday tradition. Anyone who wants to take part aims to write 10k words in a day. I took part for the first time last year, and while I didn’t hit 10k words, I wrote […]