Author Life

Something I’m a bit evangelical about is making sure I log each and every success (and failure, which we can always learn from!) along this #indie #publishing journey. No matter how big or small, or how much it might be ‘looked down on’ by other writers further along their careers, or writers who’ve found success … Read more

I’m a plotter. There’s no other way for me to write. In fact, I kind consider my (detailed, handwritten!) outline to be almost a first draft in and of itself. To me, it’s very important that I don’t waste my reader’s time. That’s why, at the start of every #writing project, I sit down and … Read more

Why bother #writing at all? Why go to all the trouble of–on top of a full-time job and everything else that life throws at you–to put in all the effort and work of #indie #publishing Blood Brute, a whole book series dedicated to #vampires surviving a #zombie #apocalypse? Well, simply, because I know that no … Read more

I’m often asked–and, indeed, I often ask myself!–how do I work full-time AND also a) write an ongoing book series (Blood Brute, check it out *finger guns), b) work a legal job where diligence and accuracy are key, c) run the #indie #publishing and #marketing side of said book series, d) also keep up with … Read more

I’m like a magpie when it comes to collecting images, designs, artifacts… anything that inspires my next story. I collect them all behind the scenes of my writing, filing them away in respective folders and docs until needed. Usually, the end up on my Pinterest boards, too (find me over there as DixonReuel). I found … Read more

It’s when the weekend hits that all the hours I’ve put in at my full-time job AND at writing / indie publishing… that’s when they all catch up with me! It’s hard juggling two big things at once. Some days I even thrive on the buzz and adrenaline. But, always when the weekend comes, that’s … Read more