by Clarissa | Mar 23, 2020 | family, writing |
Like many round the world we have been watching the coronavirus pandemic spread. This is an unsettling time for everyone, especially those who, like me, find themselves in the high risk category. In order to minimise the spread and control the need for hospital and...
by Clarissa | Mar 16, 2020 | writing |
I read a lot of books, across multiple genres, but I want to make a statement here about what I plan to write. I have chosen to write Young Adult books because I fell strongly that there is a need there for female characters who work to find where they belong. Setting...
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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...
by Clarissa | Dec 16, 2019 | writing |
My goals for this year were: Publish a least six things Stick to schedule Finish the house renovations I’ve published four things in 2019: the last of my individual short stories in January, my two non-fiction books in June and my collection of short stories at...
by Clarissa | Dec 2, 2019 | writing
Last year I wrote about the books I’d read and most enjoyed in 2018. So this year I’m doing it again. My Goodreads target for this year was to read 52 books (one a week) and I’ve logged 107 so far, with almost a month to go for the end of the year....
