Joanna is the author of THE VALIANT book series.
Tell us about yourself and how you got into writing:
I’ve been writing since I was ten but after high school I wanted to turn it into a career, so I self published at first, until Hunter and Shifter both got accepted by traditional publishers. Continue reading Author Feature: Joanna White
I’ve been aiming for a chapter per week on the new scifi–so far so good. I’m also working on some new devo installments for a co-op book that should drop this fall. I’ve almost got mine done, plus a few installments for a future release.
Truthfully, my writing output was rubbish this week, except for a good push at the end. But i did feel like I accomplished a lot at work this week (lots of volunteering) and I spent 7 hours behind a wheel on saturday to get to a bagpipe gig… so I feel like it was an okay week… I’d love to double my output this week. Ideally, I would love to put out 10,000 words per week (thats a half million per year.) Maybe it’s a goal to shoot for in the future 🙂 right now, I will be happy with two chapters this week. I’m dabbling with the idea of some rapid release stuff and a big push this fall/winter. We’ll see I’ve got some AMS training videos to watch first.
I just had a great message online. A book club read and discussed my Sci-Fi book, Dekker’s Dozen: The Last Watchmen. Check this video out here:
Lots of good inspiration this week. I have a newsletter dropping and did a bunch of work last week. I’m about 20% done with the new Dekker’s Dozen book. I also got a lot of progress completed on a co-written book along with a few other authors.. I’m excited for it to continue picking up speed .
So Mailchimp made some very unpopular changes which affect a lot of us indie authors. Part of their appeal had been to offer free services up to 2,000 people. Some of their shenanigans have really put the screws to those of us who spend more time writing new stories than managing our lists.
A lot of folks who are better at this than me can speak to the shady maneuver the head chimps pulled to sneakily insert useless data into our lists and inflate them. if you only have 100 or so readers it is no big deal–but if you’re constantly hovering around the 2,000 subscriber mark, it makes a world of difference! What happens when your mailchimp audience/mailing list hits 2,000 members? Continue reading Be careful with your monkeys: how to accidentally mess up with Mailchimp’s new changes
I made my chapter last week! I was pretty happy about that (I actually wrote more than that, but I hit my minimum, so I was pleased. I’m still rocking and rolling on Dekker’s Dozen: Austicon’s Lockbox. I’ve also been reading through Dune (I can’t believe I never read it before—I’ve been super wowed by it and it’s been good inspiration since Austicon’s Lockbox has some of that same kinds of multi-layered subterfuge and intrigue.)
This week, another chapter (hopefully two) and I have some other back end/business stuff to do as well (new email newsletter and a whole new response system—I’m moving to a different provider because my list size has grown to a new level that necessitates it.)
More business on my part. My wife’s coffee shop opened this week, which kept me hopping with stuff… plus I got a few lastminute bagpiping calls (which means funerals) with lots of driving attached to it. So, even though I didn’t get as much writing done as wanted, I did get lots of reading (via audible)Â accomplished while I was behind the wheel. (Need a story to try, email me and I can get you download codes for y books on audible).
This week’s goals include completing a long section (a few connected flashback sequences) I’ve been writing for the new Dekker’s Dozen. Once I get it plowed through I’ll be able to get some progress done again. This new story has lots of twists, turns, and intrigue along with the amounts of action that you’ve normally seen in my space opera shoot-em-ups. I’d love to get that done and complete the next chapter.
Inside the Inkwell 