My Writing Journeys
What goes into writing a novel? I’ll discuss the process with each of my novels here!
The Field
The Road to The Field: An Author’s Journey – Part One
The Field would never exist if I hadn’t been abducted in May 1993. That was the seminal moment,…
The Road to The Field: An Author’s Journey – Part Two
In Part One, I talked about the origins of The Field. Now, let’s talk about how it went…
The Road to The Field: An Author’s Journey – Part Three
In Part Two, I talked about how The Field finally came together through the feedback of a trusted…
The Road to The Field: An Author’s Journey – Part Four
In Part Three, I talked about finally deciding to publish The Field. Here, I’ll discuss some of the…
The Road to The Field: An Author’s Journey – Part Five
In Part Four, we talked about the technical aspects of self-publishing. Now, I’d like to share some insights…
Midnight House
The Road to Midnight House: An Author’s Journey – Part One
While writing my first novel, The Field, I learned a lot about the writing process but learned even…
The Road to Midnight House: An Author’s Journey – Part Two
In Part One, I discussed the beginning stages of developing Midnight House into the second book in The…
The Road to Midnight House: An Author’s Journey – Part Three
In Part Two, I talked about my seemingly haphazard writing process. While I admit that this is how…
The Road to Midnight House: An Author’s Journey – Part Four
In Part Three, I discussed my drafting and editing process while writing Midnight House. Needless to say, this…
The Road to Midnight House: An Author’s Journey – Part Five
In Part Four, I talked about getting feedback, finalizing your manuscript, and getting it ready to publish. In…
The Sexual Misadventures of Alicia Williams, Alpha Female
The Road to The Sexual Misadventures of Alicia Williams, Alpha Female, Part One – The Idea
Christmastime 2022. I was headed home for the holidays to see my parents with a trunk full of gifts,…
The Road to The Sexual Misadventures of Alicia Williams, Alpha Female, Part Two – What’s the Story?
Once I returned home from the holidays, I focused on what the story of Trash Dick should be. I knew I…
The Road to The Sexual Misadventures of Alicia Williams, Alpha Female, Part Three – The Writing Process
An outline is a basic roadmap of where you plan for the story to go. But sometimes, what works…
The Road to The Sexual Misadventures of Alicia Williams, Alpha Female, Part Four – Feedback, More Drafting, and a New Title
The feedback on the ninth draft of Trash Dick was pretty positive. I had a few notes that weren’t positive that…
The Journey to The Sexual Misadventures of Alicia Williams, Alpha Female, Part Five – Editing, Copyright, and Book Cover Design
Welcome back! Let’s continue our journey through the process of getting a novel self-published. Editing It’s a necessary evil…
The Journey to The Sexual Misadventures of Alicia Williams, Alpha Female, Part Six – The Self-Publishing Process
Before I even started writing this novel, I knew there was zero chance a traditional publisher would even…
The Journey to The Sexual Misadventures of Alicia Williams, Alpha Female, Part Seven – Marketing
This book would be a little trickier to market than my previous two. My first two novels were part…
The Journey to The Sexual Misadventures of Alicia Williams, Alpha Female, Part Eight – Final Thoughts
Writing, publishing, and marketing The Sexual Misadventures of Alicia Williams, Alpha Female, has been a fun and eye-opening experience. It’s…
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