by Alissa | Jan 10, 2019 | Awkward Author, News
Well, December was a profitable month for me author-wise, but spoiler alert, it wasn’t THAT profitable. To get all the details on how much I made with my books in December of 2018 you can watch the latest Awkward Author video: And while I did get some website...
by Alissa | Jan 10, 2019 | News
Almost a year to the date after breaking this website while doing a little update, the site ended up going down again. This time, I wasn’t to blame, but if you experienced any difficulty in trying to access it over the past couple of days, I apologize about...
by Alissa | Jan 3, 2019 | News
Yesterday on YouTube Penny Brown asked a really good question, “Is there a best time of year to publish your book?” It’s the third of January, and you’ve probably already broken out your shiny new calendar and are busy planning out the year to...
by Alissa | Jan 2, 2019 | Awkward Author, News
A little less than a year ago, I started making my weekly Awkward Author vlog videos, and now that we’ve turned the page on a new calendar year it seems like a good time to reflect back on my year as an author. I met some of my goals and fell short on others....
by Alissa | Dec 26, 2018 | Awkward Author
Well, this week turned unexpectedly awkward and hectic. I discuss an unexpected move and why you should always listen to the universe. Awkward Author is also available as a podcast on iTunes. GET A FREE BOOK! A murdered woman, a haunting phone call . . . can Tamsyn...
by Alissa | Dec 22, 2018 | Awkward Author
Well, I’m not Santa Claus, but I do have a few gifts to send out to some of my newsletter subscribers. I filmed a short, festive video of the drawing. You can watch it here: GET A FREE BOOK! A murdered woman, a haunting phone call . . . can Tamsyn connect the...
by Alissa | Dec 19, 2018 | Awkward Author, News
There won’t be another Awkward Author video until after Christmas so I wish everyone that celebrates it a Merry Christmas. This week I talk about a semi-scary computer issue and why it’s a good idea to always back up your stuff. This one had a happy...
by Alissa | Dec 18, 2018 | News
Back in January over at YA Outside the Lines, we all wrote about our goals for the year, and the day of reckoning has arrived. Of course, the year is not quite over, but we decided it would be a good time to see how well we did with sticking to our goals for the year....
by Alissa | Dec 13, 2018 | News
I’m on a short hiatus from my day job right now, and while I have been using the time to catch up on some things here and do some writing, there’s also some time for some fun. On Tuesday Ron and I decided to take a little trip to a museum not too far away....
by Alissa | Dec 12, 2018 | Awkward Author, News
It’s time for a new Awkward Author video, and it’s time for my Christmas vacation to begun. I’m not heading anywhere exotic, but I have big plans to spend some time catching up on my writing during this break from my day job. Find out more in my...