by Clarissa | Apr 26, 2021 | writing |
Fae Fair – the first book in my epic fantasy series about fae, horses and magical bargains – is about to publish. So as an exclusive for my blog readers, here is the first chapter. Chapter One: The worst brother in the world Footsteps thumped up the stairs. Zoe...
by Clarissa | Apr 12, 2021 | Self publishing, writing
Being a best selling author is something that sounds impressive and many people have that as their goal when they start publishing. Whether being able to say that your book has been featured on a best seller list is something that drives sales is up in the air, but t...
by Clarissa | Mar 22, 2021 | writing
Fae Fair publishes in just over a month! Somehow that is not very long away now. It was so far away for ages and now it has almost crept up on me. I am pleased to say that I did get the manuscript to my editor on time, so we are on track to get everything ready for...
by Clarissa | Mar 8, 2021 | Self publishing, writing
One concept that really helps to clarify how to position your book in the market is the idea of your ideal reader. While you want as many people as possible to purchase and read your books, you also need to define exactly who you are targeting. With the myriad of...
by Clarissa | Feb 22, 2021 | writing
I have reorganised my newsletter and made Fae bargains available for my subscribers as a free download. Fae Bargains is the prequel to the Lost Princess of Starlight series, and it was available as part of the Realms of Fae and Shadow anthology at the end of last...
by Clarissa | Feb 8, 2021 | Self publishing, writing
Once you have a plan to release a book, or a book series, you then need to think about the timing of those releases. Both in terms of when during the year you publish it, and also how quickly after each other you can publish the other books in your series. Best months...
