After Losing My Brother, It’s Slow Going, But I’m Getting There
I really haven’t done much since my brother’s death just over a week ago. It’s been difficult to get myself
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Author: Michael Brockbank
My “Year of the Book” Challenge for 2022: Writing Goals
My ultimate goals for 2022 involve more than just writing a single book. In fact, I plan on self-publishing a few this year. I had so much fun with the last one, and I found it to be quite addicting. So, how do I plan on making this “The Year of the Book?”
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Having Ambition Means Nothing without Effort to See it Through
All of us have some level of ambition. It’s simply the desire to do or achieve something. Unfortunately, having this sense of ambition is only half of the story. You need to put in the effort to make those things happen.
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Finally Finished My Story for the Vocal+ Fiction Awards!
Between procrastination and being absurdly busy for the past few months, I finally finished my story for the Vocal+ Fiction Awards. Though, I’m not entirely sure they’re going to accept it. After all, I am a horror writer.
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Why I Hate Using Stripe Over PayPal for Buy Me a Coffee
Recently, Buy Me a Coffee announced it would no longer support PayPal for donations or membership fees. This has made me wonder whether I need to move my audience to a new platform. In my world, PayPal supersedes Stripe in a myriad of ways.
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What Wins Did I Have in 2021 and How Did I Achieve Them?
As the year winds down and 2021 comes to a close, I decided to take stock of the wins I experienced. Granted, not all “wins” are going to be the same for everyone. But this is a good practice to get into as it can help inspire you to do more in the upcoming year.
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Dubbing 2022 “The Year of the Book” and Setting Writing Goals
Recently, I self-published my first book, A Freelancer’s Tale. And although it was a bit of a time-consuming process, I’m now a bit addicted to it. So, my writing goals for 2022 are going to include more publications.
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Setting Up the Paperback on KDP was a Major Pain
Continuing with the self-publishing project to end 2021, I decided to get the paperback set up through KDP. And as I suspected, it was a bit of a chore. Yet, it’s finally done and live on Amazon.
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Publishing My First eBook: Where Do I Go From Here?
Earlier today, I finally submitted my first eBook for publishing on Amazon’s KDP platform. And although I am quite excited, I’m also a bit apprehensive. It’s a big step towards getting where I want to be.
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After 3 Days of NaNoWriMo, How Are Things Going?
After writing for the past three days for NaNoWriMo, things are going amazingly smoothly. Although I still have a long way to go as I plan on turning this into an actual full-length novel, I can say I’m quite inspired.
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