When you’re not making the book sales that you want to make, or you’re struggling in general with the action of marketing and promoting your book, it’s very easy to come back to the logical question of “How do I sell my book?” But let me tell you why this actually isn’t the best question […]

If you’re here, it’s because you know how important marketing is to be able to get your book into the hands of more dream readers (or you’re starting to come to that realisation). However, book marketing for indie authors is a very different approach to traditional marketing methods (and by that, I’m not referring to […]

Kingdom of Sirens and Monsters is a YA fantasy duology filled with underwater kingdoms, royal romance and ancient curses to break. If you love books such as A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer, Crown of Coral and Pearl by Mara Rutherford, or even An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson, chances are […]

It’s been a looooong time coming, but Blood Magic is officially out today! If you’ve been eyeing this book and thinking about picking it up, but you’re still on the fence, let me give you 6 good reasons to add this one to your TBR immediately. 1) It’s loosely inspired by Barbie Rapunzel Yeah, you […]

I can still remember being 11 years old, walking into my Grade 6 classroom and noticing that one of my friends was holding a copy of a book I’d been seeing everywhere. When I asked her what Twilight was about, she responded, “It’s about a girl who falls in love with a vampire.” It sounds […]

Haven’t you heard? Vampires are soooo back in, baby. And there have been some scrumptious vampire books that have come out in recent years. We may be many months out from the spooky season, but there’s never a bad time to dive into a vampire book (especially if it’s a spicy, romantic vampire book!) And […]

Recently there have been talks about how the current boycott on Amazon (well, that and the decision of people to cut expenses due to the cost of living) has severely and negatively impacted the livelihood of indie authors. No, I’ve never been in KU (going to just get that out of the way upfront). But […]

When I was a debut author, I was presenting one of my very first writing workshops, and I wanted to use the opportunity to plug my novel. So I did what comes most naturally to any born storyteller… and I told them the story of how that debut novel came to be — which details […]

There’s often debate in the reader space about whether duologies or trilogies are better, but personally, I just feel like they’re different reading experiences. I love reading a good trilogy, but I often find myself a victim of the ‘filler middle book’ in an effort to stretch a series to be longer than it needs […]

Getting a feel for a book can be tricky sometimes, which is why it can be helpful to compare books to something you already know familiarly.  There’s a reason why books and TV shows get compared to similar media a lot—it’s a really easy way to make a fast impression of what you can expect […]