New Book Promotion StrategyI have limited time to spend on Book Promotion. I never had as much time as I wanted and with my new job, I'll have even less time than before. So that means that whatever I do in that realm needs to be seriously effective....

 Divide and ConquerI have been stuck with Jag MacGuire's tale for a long time. The Scimitar Warrior has 8 chapters and is going nowhere. So what to do?My answer was to go back and reread other tales. So I started the Draoithe Saga over again fro...

Welcome to the dream...The Third and Final Volume in the Apocalypse Averted miniseries is now available to read on all platforms. If you were waiting for the conclusion, wait no more. If you never read a series until it's finished (like me), now is t...

News from the dream...(view the video blog)With Spring Break 2022 behind us,I wanted to pop in and let everyone in on what's going on behind the scenes. You can still buy Devil's Sins for $.99 and get 20% off Four Horsemen until March 31st ...

Payhip? As a Website!?Watch the VlogMy journey as a self-published independent author has been a strange and twisty path. I started writing in 2016. Then I thought I was ready to publish in 2018. (It took two weeks to get a book posted on Amazon KDP....

Serial Reading Versus Subscription ReadingFirst, allow me to define the two concepts.Serial Reading Sites and Apps are designed to offer the reader bite-sized episodes of a story. One chapter at a time in a similar fashion that sitcoms or television ...

New Year, New Book Home!(Click to watch the Vlog)With the middle of January and MLK Day upon us, changes had to be made. Most people evaluate their situation at the New Year and make their resolutions. Some of us vow to change our habits, diet, exerc...

 Ready to Publish(Click to watch the Vlog)The details involved in getting a book ready to publish may not seem like much, but they do matter. I wanted to touch on some of the details included in books that readers expect even if they d...

The End in SightDear Reader,As 2021 drew to a close, I knew how the Draoithe Saga ended. I could see it. I didn't have all the scenes in between yet, but I knew they would come. It's been a long crazy ride since then, and I still haven't written The ...

Marketing Struggles in Self Publishing(Click to watch Vlog)The struggle to effectively market self-published books is real. The day job gets in the way. Being on a shoestring budget that necessitates being pure indie, makes it even more difficult. I ...

HEA, NC, PiracyHappily Ever AfterHappily ever after is the name of the game in romance. It kind of has to be, right? If there's no happily ever after then you kind of feel as if the story didn't end or it ended wrong. That always leaves me and every ...

Ophelia Kee’s Author Journey(Click to watch the Vlog) Most of my new 6x9 author copies are here. There's a very serious satisfaction seeing my work in the real world. I love the digital world because it allows me to accomplish my goals, but this...

Thanksgiving Publishing Wide Platforms!(Click to watch the Vlog)As many of you know, I decided some time ago to publish wide. Publishing to as many platforms as is possible has been my routine for a little while. Since I had to go back to working my ...

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Publishing in Reverse?(Click to watch the Vlog)As many of you know, I've been on my author's walk for a few years now. I self-published for the first time on May 30, 2018, and have never looked back. I love indie publishing. It gives me a g...