What walking the Camino de Santiago taught this indie author

Four years ago today I left for the Camino de Santiago, and my life changed forever. One of the unexpected results was becoming an indie author—with all the work that it entails. Today, on Labor Day, I reflect on the lessons I learned on this adventure and how they affect me as an indie author. The Camino de…

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5 Lessons learned from the USPS postal rate increase

Yesterday I went to mail an autographed book to Australia. I was shocked to find out that the Priority Mail International postal rates increased over 40% (from $16.95 to $23.95), making the postage to Europe and Australia more than the cost of the book. My immediate thought was that this postage hike would adversely affect…

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Five things I learned in the past six months as an indie author

Happy holiday! Whatever are your beliefs and traditions, I hope you that you find today enjoyable. I have double reason to celebrate: today is the six-month anniversary of the release of my first book. Do you recall the excitement you felt the day your book went public? I felt proud of the accomplishment, anxious about…

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Three Ways that writing my first book has changed me.

Writing a nontechnical book was never one of my life’s goals. Whenever people found out that I was a technical writer, they would inevitably ask when I was going to publish my first book. Apparently, in their minds, technical manuals are not “real” books. Though my life is chock-full of unusual experiences, I did not…

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Tying up loose ends after finishing Women of the Way

Now that I have finished writing Women of the Way, Embracing the Camino, I have been tying up the loose ends. I worked on the Website adding PayPal and a way to get a signed copy. I spent two days trying to develop a better header and then took a poll only to find out…

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