Tag: self-publishing

  • The Manuscript Is Finished. The Book Isn’t.

    The Manuscript Is Finished. The Book Isn’t.

    People often imagine writing a book ends when the author types The End. I wish. This week I completed the final revision of Countess of Cons, my upcoming historical narrative about one of the Gilded Age’s most fascinating con artists. It’s a milestone worth celebrating—but it’s far from the last step. A finished manuscript is…

  • New Cover, New Format, Same Story That Refuses to Let Go

    New Cover, New Format, Same Story That Refuses to Let Go

    I redesigned the cover of Nothing Really Bad Will Happen—and yes, I did it for the most modern, unromantic reason possible: I want people to actually notice the book on Amazon. Not because the story needed a makeover. The story is the story. It’s lived in my family for generations, in silences and fragments and…