by Clarissa | Mar 2, 2020 | writing
Today I am announcing the first book in my new Young Adult fantasy series, that is now available for preorder. Dragon shift Half-bear-shifter half-dragon in a world where dragons are thought extinct, Birgith must face the ultimate test of her shifting ability to be...
by Clarissa | Feb 24, 2020 | Self publishing, writing
Early on in your writing career you need to take some time and really think about why you want to write and publish, as not everyone has the same goals. There’s no point comparing yourself to anyone else when you don’t understand what you’re trying...
by Clarissa | Feb 10, 2020 | writing |
Part of me acting more professionally as an author last year, was that I logged what activities I did, and my word count against each project each day. I had been logging word count for a while, but towards the end of 2018 I started logging time as well. Part of that...
by Clarissa | Jan 27, 2020 | Self publishing, writing |
For the next instalment of my series on self-publishing I’m going to look at the pros and cons of publishing a book as part of a series, or as a standalone title. A series is where there are multiple books that follow the same story, and the main story arc is...
by Clarissa | Jan 13, 2020 | writing |
With the beginning of the new year means a new start. A new set of goals and plans to follow. Ina previous post I went through the top level of what my goals are for this year. Behind that I have a more detailed plan which says what I want to achieve every day. How...
by Clarissa | Dec 30, 2019 | Self publishing, writing
The idea of a preorder is that you set up all the details of your book with the online retailers before your book is available to purchase. This means readers can order the book in advance and you get guaranteed sales on the day you launch it. Amazon has recently...