I want to talk about the moments of insecurity that come with self-publishing.

I want to talk about giving your manuscript time and space to breathe.

The great thing about making an audiobook is that it requires a relatively small amount of time compared to writing and publishing a novel. Part 1 in this short series will provide a general outline of how an audiobook is made, and Part 2 will dive into the particulars of hiring a narrator and other details.

Instead of speeding headlong into 2024 with new material, I’m going to start off the year with a peek back at 2023 and the many blog posts I (and a few guest bloggers) wrote.

There are a gazillion readers out there, and no possible way to please them all. This is something you need to understand now so that you can move forward in a smart way.

I spent much of my life wanting to publish and feeling convinced that I was not ready to publish. That changed in 2021. And now, in 2023, I have four books published. If this sounds really fast or surprising to you, multiply that by ten, and that’s how surprising it sounds to me.

A discussion of the challenges, the process, some advice, and more.

From one writer to another, here are five things I wish I’d known from the get-go.