When you’re a new author and you want to self-publish your book, there comes a time where you will have to think about your book cover. If you’re publishing a children’s book, or a collection of poems, you might also need an illustrator for the inside of the book. Or you might just hire anContinue reading “Finding an illustrator/book cover designer on Fiverr”
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Booksprout – Free books !
Yesterday, I was finishing reading my fourth novel via Booksprout, and thought I would talk about it here, for the ones who don’t know about it. If you’re an avid reader on a budget, Booksprout might be an amazing deal for you, and a great way to support your favorite authors (especially indie authors) !Continue reading “Booksprout – Free books !”
Camp NaNoWriMo : Day 13/30
For writers, April can have several meanings. There’s #IndieApril on Twitter, for indie writers to promote their books, and readers to try an indie book or more. April is also the first writing challenge of the year, with Camp NaNoWriMo. I’ve already explained in a previous post what is Camp NaNoWriMo, so feel free toContinue reading “Camp NaNoWriMo : Day 13/30”
A year of blogging : what I’ve learned
As I was going through my previous posts, looking for some inspiration for today’s article, I realized that on March 10th, this blog turned one year old. Since March 10th, 2021, I’ve posted an article per week, every single week. It’s the most consistent I’ve ever been with any kind of writing ! So let’sContinue reading “A year of blogging : what I’ve learned”
Getting ready for Camp NaNoWriMo (April)
March is quickly coming to an end, and what does it mean for the writing community ? That Camp NaNoWriMo is just around the corner ! For the ones who don’t know, NaNoWriMo is a writing challenge designed to encourage writers to write a novel in a month. The goal is to write 50,000 words,Continue reading “Getting ready for Camp NaNoWriMo (April)”
Prime Reading Trial – Review & Book Rec
Not too long ago, I was ordering author copies on Amazon, and I was offered to try Amazon Prime for free for a period of 30 days. I thought this would allow me to have free delivery for my books, so I said yes. (Of course, the free delivery didn’t apply to author copies, pff.)Continue reading “Prime Reading Trial – Review & Book Rec”
5 Tips to read more
Life is busy, and many of us would like to read more, but how do you achieve that when you feel like you don’t have any spare time to do so ? This article might help you with that ! If like me you’ve set a new reading challenge on GoodReads for the new year,Continue reading “5 Tips to read more”
My book’s 1st anniversary (giveaway + discount)
One year ago, I was anxiously submitting my work on Amazon KDP. One year ago, the ebook of Talking To The Moon got published, soon followed the day after by the paperback edition. When I look back… This was my book baby, and actually I was a baby writer too at that time, haha !Continue reading “My book’s 1st anniversary (giveaway + discount)”
Writing projects update : How my annual plan failed
Back in May 2021, I told you about how it was to manage several WIP (Work-In-Progress) at the same time, as an indie author (link to the article -> here). I had just published my very first book (a collection of poems) in February, and so based on what I had done from January toContinue reading “Writing projects update : How my annual plan failed”
It’s a bad mental health day and you have things to do : How to get through it ?
I was sharing with you not to long ago, how working as a freelancer allowed me to have more time to take care of my mental health. But what do I do when I’m having a difficult day dealing with my mental health, while still having things to do ? It doesn’t matter if it’sContinue reading “It’s a bad mental health day and you have things to do : How to get through it ?”
Marie K. Ricci - Author | Translator 