Haiku Challenge: Please & Tease

I'm back to participate in Ronovan Write's Weekly Haiku Challenge this week. The prompt words (Please & Tease) inspired the poem below: FIELDS OF FLOWERS: Acres of flowers Fragrant blooms tease and entice Pleasing all senses * Be sure to pop over to Ronovan's blog. In the comments section, you will find links to other … Continue reading Haiku Challenge: Please & Tease

Self-Published Authors are Real

Oh yes. I'm feeling a bit ranty this week, which would explain the frequent blogging, I suppose. I've penned similar posts in the past. Hell, you have probably blogged about this too. I think nearly every self-published author has. Well, it's time to say it again: I am self-published and I am a REAL author.  … Continue reading Self-Published Authors are Real

Become a Millionaire Selling Books on Amazon (Or Not)

A few weeks ago, I stumbled across a book on Kindle that promised authors they could make a million dollars selling books on Amazon. A quick search yielded dozens of titles promising writers they can easily become best-selling authors, or promising to teach them how to write a best-selling book in 30 days. There are … Continue reading Become a Millionaire Selling Books on Amazon (Or Not)

Tumbleweed

TUMBLEWEED An endless stretch of nothing as far as I can see Unchanging landscape Barren wasteland A lonely tumbleweed scrapes across the roadway its journey as aimless as my own No destination I tumble on