To Blog or Not to Blog?

So my blog today is about blogging.  I know it’s like reading a book about reading but it is what is on my mind today.  I started blogging shortly after my book Always Darkest, a dark but funny fantasy romance, was published and I have blogged every Friday since.  I have discovered something about myself.

I don’t like blogging.

I know, you may ask, “If you don’t like blogging, why are you doing it?”  Well, I’m new at this whole self-publishing, trying to sell my books and self promote business.  Being a self-published author and blogging seem to go hand in hand.  But you know maybe it’s not for me.  I don’t know.  So as readers, do you expect the authors that you read to have a blog?  Do you think it increases sales?  Let me know what you think.

Now don’t get me wrong.  I LOVE reading blogs.  I read all the blogs of my favorite authors and many of my twitter followers.  Blogs are cool.  I’m just not sure if they are the right thing for me right now.  Maybe the every Friday schedule is what is making it no fun, kind of like how being in a dart league and having to play every Sunday zapped all the fun out of it for me.  So maybe I’ll be switching things up in the coming weeks. 

Thank you for reading…

LML

Okay a couple of weeks ago I saw my nephew posting on Facebook saying something bad happened to him followed by FML. Now I think we all know what FML means (F#$% My Life). Well, I am a positive person so I decided to start a thing of my own.  I started posting LML (Love My Life).  What a positive, encouraging optimistic thing to do.  I thought I was going to start a thing.  Then I did a twitter search for #LML and it’s already a thing.  So I guess it wasn’t an original idea, but I still like it.

I think we get the things we focus on.  If we focus on the good things in our life that is what we get and the same thing goes for the bad things.  I learned that a few years ago when I watched The Secret, and really started putting it into practice this year.   By the way I recommend the movie to everyone.

 I have been focusing on the good things in life for a while now, and I have to say, LML.

Thank you for reading…

Publishing on the Kindle

I published my first book, Always Darkest, (a dark but funny fantasy romance,) on the Kindle a little over a month ago and I have to say it was and continues to be a great experience.

Here is a link to the book:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004ZMWN04

So, this has been a great month!  It is not a best seller (yet… J ) but it is selling which is awesome.  I am a brand spanking new author and I know this and for my book to sell as much as it has I am thrilled!  So if you are one of the people who bought my book, THANK YOU!  I sincerely hope that you enjoyed it.

I thought I would share what I learned about publishing on the Kindle so that if any of you are considering doing so I might be able to save you some hassle.

1. Do not use tab for paragraph indents when writing.  If you do it comes out looking really odd and you have to go back and change all you paragraph indents.  Instead use the top arrow on the slider bar on Word.  (You know the one.)
2. Just do it.  If you are thinking about publishing on the Kindle, go for it.  What have you got to lose?  I can tell you getting that first sale and knowing someone is reading what you wrote is an amazing feeling! 

That’s it those are my two biggest tips.  If you are a writer and decide to self-publish on the Kindle, I wish you the best of luck. I hope you have a great weekend!

Thank you for reading…

Building Blocks

I was just sitting here trying to think about what I wanted to blog about today and absolutely nothing was coming to mind.  Then I thought I just need to start writing and that got me thinking about how each little thing we do every day affects everything in our lives. 

Allow me to elaborate.  The finest novels ever written got started by the writing of a single word.  The largest buildings began with the laying of a single stone.  A one hundred pound weight loss starts with the first workout.  You know a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step and so on.  You get the point. Everything in life is like that.  You just have to start with the first word, step, the first good decision and keep going from there and before you know it you have achieved your goal.

My goal is to be an excellent writer and I know I will get there one word at a time.

What are your goals and what are you doing to achieve them?

Thank you for reading…