Academic, writer, storyteller, digital creator.
Hello, friends and fans! A few months ago, I submitted two short stories to a sci-fi anthology, and this whole exercise has reminded me just why I don’t like dealing with publishing companies and why being indie is so important to me. That said, you must be wondering the same thing I am: Why did…
Good morning, friends and fans – and fellow writers! The topic I’ll be addressing in this article – to paraphrase the Bard, is: To withdraw, or not to withdraw? That is the question! And what a question it is, right? I mean, context is everything. As writers, most of us submit our stories to any…
Hello, friends and fans, There used to be a perception years ago that a writer who made use of self-publishing services was not a published “proper” author. In fact, back in the day, such authors who paid for publishing services were dismissed and criticized (often harshly) as ‘pretenders’ and wannabes, and the presses that offered…