Pen Name Game
There really is a lot to consider, and can be disappointing when you fall in love with the perfect pen name, only to discover that it wouldn’t serve your brand well.
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Girl on the Right Meets Barnes & Noble
It feels wonderful to know my story will benefit from the exposure a retailer of B & N’s magnitude can offer.
I Published My First Book – Now What?
I published my first book – now what? I ask myself this question quite often, and the answer is always the same: publish more books! It sounds so easy, right? I mean, I have lots of book ideas, characters defined, and a strategically crafted foundation to launch from. Again, so easy, right? No, it is…… Continue reading I Published My First Book – Now What?
Grandiose Quips at Seventeen
While I had no clue where I would be twenty-five years from the day I voiced my intention, I certainly arrived at a destination to make that dream a possible reality.
Girl on the Right Kicks 5k Ass in Honor of Child Sexual Abuse Survivors
I am surprised at how much fun my first 5k was!
Author’s Life: The Art of Self-Promotion
I am a creative with a day job, and work on self-promotion a little at a time, depending on when I get a few free minutes to enter “the zone.”
The Business Beast of Book Writing
Writing a memoir is tiring. I enjoyed the process, the things I’ve learned about myself, and even revisiting the challenging times that have made me the strong, thriving woman I am today, but now is the crucial time for book business.
Cover Chaos and Other Mishaps
While it was fun, I had to battle that bitchy, mean girl voice inside my head. You know her, right? She tells you that you are too fat, too ugly, too uptight, too…everything! But the truth is, dear readers, is that this book is my story, pieces of me that even those closest to me are not aware of.
The Great Book Cover Debate
Does having a ready-to-use book cover influence your storytelling? Do you write to the cover, or do you ignore it and write as the story goes? If your story takes on a new life, one outside of your initial intention, do you revamp your cover?
Writing the Ugliness
Book development is an ever-changing and evolving process. It is a process that not only requires you to be agile and open, but demands it. And this is where it can be painful for an author.
Tina Truax 