It all ended with a trip to the ER. I had three panic attacks within 12 hours. My depression was literally trying to kill me. I was put into suicide watch as soon as they took me back. Every moment there was hell. Oregon isn’t known for it’s LGBT support in the ER and I…
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In this Time of Uncertainty, I’m Committing
The sun is red and the sky is yellow grey. People in Portland Oregon are wearing gas masks (and not as a fashion statement). Lives around the world were upturned from the ‘Rona virus, Portland then stood its ground against the feds during the BLM protests which I live within a half mile of and…
What Everyone Forgets- Fiction Writer’s Guide to Platform Building
So one of my most popular videos on youtube is Wattpad Vs. WordPress, which one is better for fiction writers. Its also one of my best preforming blog posts. But I’ve learned an awful lot about building a platform in between then and now, so I wanted to do a fallow up. It’s not about…
The Fiction Writer’s Ultimate Guide to Using Pinterest for Your Author Platform // Resource List
I find the sheer number of blogs/ posts/ and videos about any given topic overwhelming. When it comes to creating an online presence, there’s enough to do already. So I’ve limited the list for you. Each link should provide comprehensive and/or a unique look at its section so that you can use the best advice…
Fiction Writers: Here are The Nine Never Talked About Rules to Launching Your Author Platform from Scratch (With Examples of How Others Started)
My Anecdote // Background for why I think this is the best way to build an audience My first experience learning about the self-marketing side of being an author was reading a book called ‘your first 1000 copies’. I picked it up my first year of college and religiously followed everything it told me to….
How Fiction Writers Find Their Audience // Make an Actionable Plan and Create Compelling Content
The reader profile. Essentially a character sheet that lets you envision the person you’re actually writing your book for. It could be anyone, maybe even someone very similar to you. I thought I knew my target audience inside and out, being that they are essentially a younger version of me. I thought this old business…
