by Adriel | Apr 6, 2021 | Bibliophile
Months, a year?, ago +Charlie Hoover’s Geek Question of the Day had to do with personal identities. When I said that the fictional character I most identified with was Fidelias of the Codex Alera, Charlie, and quite a few others, demanded an explanation. This is that...
by Adriel | Apr 6, 2021 | Bibliophile, Editor
Do you know which teacher I admire most? 🤩 Did you know I grew up in the home of a pastor, teacher, guardsman, carpenter, actress, editor? Yeah, my parents are super talented Renaissance Men. I cannot tell you how awesome they are. caption for image But my...
by Adriel | Apr 2, 2021 | Projects, Resources, Reviews
10 Natural Laws of Successful Time and Life Management I recently listened to The Ten Natural Laws of Successful Time and Life Management by Hyrum W. Smith. He’d be one of the founders of the Franklin Company. This is one of those books that teach me more about...
by Adriel | Apr 1, 2021 | Resources
ConvertKit Do you wish you could put your email on auto-pilot? Would you like to see more people buy your books with less work from you? Try out ConvertKit! (add course image as featured image. Make course name the keyword. Add in first paragraph as the meta excerpt)...
by Adriel | Mar 31, 2021 | Conferences, Resources
SuperStars Writing Seminars Writing can be lonely. Do you wish you had a tribe to keep you sane? You need to check out SuperStars Writing Seminars (SSWS)! SSWS is an intense business seminar—a drink-from-the-fire-hose deluge of real-world information designed to help...
by Adriel | Mar 26, 2021 | Reviews
What the Most Successful People Do On the Weekend I recently listened to What the Most Successful People Do On the Weekend by Laura Vanderkam. This was “a short guide to making the most of your days off.” A lot of the principles for scheduling your...
by Adriel | Mar 23, 2021 | Adriel's Author Advice, Bibliophile, Resources
Top Trends in Self Publishing Many of Self Publishings Top Trends right now have to do with audio. Did you know? For the past couple of years, you’ve probably heard rumors that “audio’s about to explode! Get your books in audio now!” There are...
by Adriel | Mar 19, 2021 | Reviews
The Deepest Well by Nadine Burke Harris The Deepest Well by Nadine Burke Harris was recommended to me by my sister-in-law. She had to read it for a continuing education book study as a teacher at her school. While I’d known about ACES, The Deepest Well...
by Adriel | Mar 16, 2021 | Adriel's Author Advice, Interviews
That Fateful Trip 🛸 Let’s Get Real Here. My life isn’t always hammocks and morning glories. (Though, there’s plenty of those!) Sometimes it’s long nights staring into space, trying to blink the tears away. Sometimes it’s curling up in my...
by Adriel | Mar 12, 2021 | Reviews
Strawberries and Strangers by Leena Clover Strawberries and Strangers by Leena Clover was a pleasant surprise for me. I’m not sure who brought it to my attention, but I was in a cozy mystery mood, and it hit the spot just right. I hadn’t been planning on...