Today at Honestly YA, I'm giving MTV's AWKWARD. some love and sharing my own Carefrontation. Stop by and share yours!
12/4 Nikki DeLoach just shared her Carefrontation to her 15-year-old self, read it here:
Carey Corp ~~~~~~~~~~Darkly Romantic, Lightly Enchanted Smart Teen Fiction with a Twist
Monday, November 21, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Left Field Inspiration
When I work up this morning, I didn't know that I was about to be inspired, and validated, and encouraged, and changed...But that's kind of the whole point behind blessings. Tonya Kappes's post changed my course.
For her inspiring post HOW BAD DO YOU WANT SELF PUBLISHING SUCCESS, click here.
I have a new short story out!!! THE WAY LIFE WAS FOREVER
It's $.99 at Amazon, B&N, and Smashwords. I'll talk more about the business rationale in a few weeks.
Today I want to know HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT?
For her inspiring post HOW BAD DO YOU WANT SELF PUBLISHING SUCCESS, click here.
I have a new short story out!!! THE WAY LIFE WAS FOREVER
It's $.99 at Amazon, B&N, and Smashwords. I'll talk more about the business rationale in a few weeks.

Today I want to know HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT?
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Sneek Peek ...
Labels:
Carey Corp,
dystopia,
dystopian,
romance,
science fiction,
short story,
teen,
YA
Monday, November 7, 2011
Honestly YA's latest post
Don't miss Lea Nolan's wonderful post of the evolution of the hero in YA. You'll LOL!
http://honestlyya.blogspot.com/2011/11/i-need-hero-or-origin-of-ya-male.html
http://honestlyya.blogspot.com/2011/11/i-need-hero-or-origin-of-ya-male.html
Monday, October 24, 2011
Honestly YA's new post is up
Lorie Langdon talks about how being a dreamer inspires her writing in Following the Yellow Brick Road
Thursday, October 20, 2011
More Indie Stuff: Marketing, Money, and POD, oh my!
Happy October!
I'm hard at work on my sequel to THE HALO CHRONICLES: THE GUARDIAN. Which means I've been sucked into the black hole of my own brilliance. LOL! That may be a slight exaggeration. I'm busy. My fabulous agent has my literary fiction manuscript, ECHOES OF NEVERLAND, out on sub, which means I'm in writer's limbo. Basically, I'm scattered and writing my brains out.
However, the wonderful world of Indie Publishing goes on. So I thought I'd share some recent (and some not so recent posts) on sales, marketing and POD.
Theresa Ragan has posted her October Sales Update. She's awesome and I wish I had her numbers!
As usual, Dr. Debra Holland's post on September Sales is impressive. I love her transparency!
Traditional publishing is a very real part of the indie equation. To make an informed decision, it helps to understand what traditional publishers typically pay. So if you haven't seen these posts, they
Romance: Brenda Hiatt - Show Me the Money
YA: Agent Mandy Hubbard - Things You Want to Know & Things You Want to Know II
Other posts of note:
I'm hard at work on my sequel to THE HALO CHRONICLES: THE GUARDIAN. Which means I've been sucked into the black hole of my own brilliance. LOL! That may be a slight exaggeration. I'm busy. My fabulous agent has my literary fiction manuscript, ECHOES OF NEVERLAND, out on sub, which means I'm in writer's limbo. Basically, I'm scattered and writing my brains out.
However, the wonderful world of Indie Publishing goes on. So I thought I'd share some recent (and some not so recent posts) on sales, marketing and POD.
Theresa Ragan has posted her October Sales Update. She's awesome and I wish I had her numbers!
As usual, Dr. Debra Holland's post on September Sales is impressive. I love her transparency!
Traditional publishing is a very real part of the indie equation. To make an informed decision, it helps to understand what traditional publishers typically pay. So if you haven't seen these posts, they
Romance: Brenda Hiatt - Show Me the Money
YA: Agent Mandy Hubbard - Things You Want to Know & Things You Want to Know II
Other posts of note:
POD: CreateSpace or Lightning Source: Which is the more intelligent choice for self-publishing? By Terri Giuliano
WG2E's Indie ePublishing D.D. Scott-Style: Prequels, Sequels, and Short Stories, Oh My!
Write To Publish's 4 part series on Goodreads Marketing. 101 part 1; 101 part 2; 201 part 3, 201 part 4
WG2E's Indie ePublishing D.D. Scott-Style: Prequels, Sequels, and Short Stories, Oh My!
Write To Publish's 4 part series on Goodreads Marketing. 101 part 1; 101 part 2; 201 part 3, 201 part 4
Labels:
Brenda Hiatt,
Carey Corp,
Create Space,
D.D. Scott,
Debra Dixon,
Goodreads,
Lightning Source,
Mandy Hubbard,
POD,
self-publishing,
Theresa Ragan,
WG2E
Monday, October 10, 2011
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