@RamonaRichards OK . . . so I have a book coming out next month. And, yes, I have been doing this for a LONG time. I have survived the days of paper manuscripts and SASEs. Of waiting for more than a year for a rejection. Of form letters, postcards, and…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Professional writers work hard to market and promote their books. We want to reach our readers with a solid platform that enhances our brand and leaves no doubt to our genre. While we strive to follow guidelines, additional tips make our efforts easier and more effective.…

By Dawn Owens @DawnMarieOwens   Now that we have a firm understanding, you and I, of the challenges we face as approval addicts, let's have one last conversation about the publishing process. In case you missed my first two posts, in Part One I talked about the struggle we can…

By Dawn Owens @DawnMarieOwens   Let’s talk platform. Yeah, I said it. I know, I know…you cringe. Me too. It feels like that word is everywhere these days: Grow your platform. Build your platform. Be the platform. It's as if it is constantly taunting us. If we heard it once we heard…

By Dawn Owens @dawnmarieowens Hi! My name is Dawn Owens, and I am an approval addict. I’ve struggled my whole life with overcoming this life-sucking addiction and I must tell you, even though I just wrote a book on it, I still struggle. Being an approval addict and going to…