by Alissa | Apr 18, 2019 | Awkward Author, News
This week, I’m diving into some outlines moving ahead with a collaboration project and discussing the epidemic of fake Amazon reviews. Here’s the link to that article about Amazon’s fake reviews. And here’s this week’s Awkward Author...
by Alissa | Apr 10, 2019 | Awkward Author, News
This week on my Awkward Author vlog and podcast I share the details about how much I earned from my books in March, and while I did make more money than I did in February, it’s still under the hundred dollar mark for the month. Get more details and see what else...
by Alissa | Apr 3, 2019 | Awkward Author, News
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for the last episode of my Awkward Author vlog and podcast. This week, I share some more details about my revising and outlining process as I work on my first ever book series. I also share some observations I’ve...
by Alissa | Mar 27, 2019 | Awkward Author, News
Well, this week I’m celebrating the completion of the first draft of my current work in progress. It’s still along way from publication. I talk about that, apologize about a goof I made with the podcast feed and weigh in on homework assignments that...
by Alissa | Mar 22, 2019 | News
I’m excited to announce a new service that’s available to my fellow authors. Do you have a great concept for a novel, but you’re struggling to turn your idea into a book? Is the plot of your manuscript eluding you? Maybe you’re pressed for time...
by Alissa | Mar 20, 2019 | Awkward Author, News
This week on Awkward Author, I’m sharing some of the books that I find helpful when outlining a new novel. Get all the details in the latest video or podcast, or scroll down to check out what books I always keep close at hand when outlining. My go-to outlining...
by Alissa | Mar 18, 2019 | News
This month over at YA Outside the Line we’re talking about book ideas, specifically how we decide which ideas to turn into actual books. You can read my post An Abundance of Ideas here. Now though, I’ve got to go open up that ideas file of mine because I...
by Alissa | Mar 13, 2019 | Awkward Author, News
Daylight Savings Time, misbehaving furnaces–sometimes there just does not seem to be enough time to write all the words. This was certainly one of those weeks. I muse on this and some tips for finding time to write in this week’s episode of Awkward Author:...
by Alissa | Mar 6, 2019 | Awkward Author, News
February is the shortest month, and while it wasn’t my least profitable month ever, I certainly didn’t bring in the big bucks with my books this month. Seventyish dollars isn’t really enough to live on, at least not in this part of the world. Get all...
by Alissa | Feb 27, 2019 | Awkward Author, News
This week on the Awkward Author vlog and podcast, I was inspired by the recent #copypastechris controversy to talk about plagiarism and tell the story of the time I was accused of plagiarism. I apologize that I’m a bit late in posting this here as it was a day...
