Monthly Archives: March 2012

• Bombs Away

  Posted on March 31, 2012 by OliviaDCraig in Publishing

  And yes, I know that title may not be ideal.  But the phrase neatly captures how I feel. I just loaded Redemption onto Amazon.  I have to say my little heart was beating double-time when I hit the Save and Publish button.  Is this the way all newbie writers feel? I’ve poured so much time [...]

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• Coming Down to the Wire

  Posted on March 29, 2012 by OliviaDCraig in Talking About Writing

  Yikes. It’s little more than two days before Redemption is released. I’m in good shape, though I feel like I could use more time. The manuscript (which is, after all, the most important thing) has been edited. I was able to trim approximately 1,500 words from it, which feels good. I know I need to [...]

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• The Zen of Writing

  Posted on March 22, 2012 by OliviaDCraig in Talking About Writing

  I decided to launch my indie writing career less than three weeks ago.  I had a manuscript I’d written and gotten good feedback on, so initially I focused all my efforts on learning about the market and how to break into it. It’s been a blast.  I’ve really enjoyed checking out other writers’ sites, resource [...]

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• So Very Much to Learn

  Posted on March 17, 2012 by OliviaDCraig in Talking About Writing

  I’m like a lot of virgin(ish) indie authors–I’ve got a fair amount of experience with writing, yet next to none with self-promotion. I’m not a total idiot when it comes to marketing.  I spent a little over three years, very early in my career, marketing the arts (working as a marketing director for a music [...]

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