I've been in the market for designing a new cover for Taking Chances. Unfortunately, so many businesses charge exorbitant amounts for just the basic service. Of course, I understand things like this cost money, but if someone is looking to have a book cover designed it's because they're self-publishing. Big publishers have their own cover designers. … Continue reading Book Covers & Consistency
I've started working on a new story. It's going to be a while before it's finished because I can't tell if it's going to be a short short story, a longer story, or possibly get pushed to becoming more. I've only just started and am not exactly sure what I want to happen with it, … Continue reading Good stories are hard to come by as a writer
All writers have a routine they use to boost their creativity, get the juices flowing, or to simply keep them writing consistently. Stephen King writes ten pages per day. James Joyce would write until he had the proper words, even if after a full day he only wrote one sentence. Ernest Hemingway would write 500 … Continue reading Writing Routines
I'm close to finally being finished with my first novel, Taking Chances. I've printed it out and am doing my last run through for any mistakes and edits that need to be made. I've also been sending out query letters to various agents and publishers, but that endeavor has proven fruitless. I'm looking at self-publishing through … Continue reading Novel Titles and Harry Potter
Drew Schroeder 