Release days are always a big occasion in this house. Mostly because I insist on it. So happy birthday to Temper the Dark!!! There will be large, decadent cookies later today. Would you like to know a secret? (There are so many in publishing...) The original title of Temper the Dark for years was Witchling. [...]
Publishing is brutal. It's the first thing you learn as a new writer, and it's a lesson reiterated at every step along the way. From drafting to critiquing to querying to subbing. Brutal. All of it. Previously, my record on receiving a rejection for a query was thirty minutes from the time sent. Thirty minutes. [...]
2020 has had its share of surprises, most of them quite nasty. So imagine my surprise when I realized The Heart of Death released early. I think my heart skipped a few beats, but you know what? I can't even complain. Compared with the rest of 2020, this kind of shock is mild. So I'm [...]
Dear friends, As this last day of the year fast draws to an end (and my kiddos would be the first to remind me that it’s ALSO the end of a *decade*), I want to talk about something that I’ve been thinking about for a while. Which is weird… …because I can’t think of the [...]
I love writing. I love writing contests. I do NOT love submitting to contests in person or having everyone know what I wrote when I may have just written it. (Give me a few rounds of edits and some critique partners and beta-readers first, please and thank you.) If this also sounds like you, then [...]
It's here! It's here! It's finally here! One of the most highly anticipated moments in any author's journey is getting to see their cover art. My story is no different. I've been anxiously awaiting this beauty for months and I am not disappointed. So without further ado, I present to you...my cover. Like what you [...]
Maybe it doesn't quite have the ring of Indiana Jones, but I think Indie Author Storms has a nice sound to it. So why did I decide to go indie and what’s next? I’ve been writing seriously for seven years, querying for four, and have four completed manuscripts—some of them with quite wonderful feedback from [...]
A few months ago, I posted about two very exciting things. The first, I elaborated in my post—I got to see my name in print in the byline of an article on the front page. The second? Well, I kept the second a secret. But it’s been long enough and I’m ready to share. Without [...]
I did a thing yesterday. Actually I did two things. I got to see my name in the byline on a front page article in the local newspaper for the first time. If I thought I was excited about that, imagine how I felt when I saw how many of my friends and family were [...]
Have you ever stopped to think about how your favorite author got to where they are, how they wrote and published so many books, how your most loved novels ended up on your bookshelf? Probably not. Most people don’t. At least, most people who aren’t writers don’t. But for those of us who write, contemplating [...]
L. Ryan Storms 