July Newsletter
Festivals, Podcasts, and Kickstarter - Oh My! Kickstarter is ONE MONTH AWAY, and will be running from August 1st-31st to raise the funds...
Quit My Job to Travel!
Welcome to the Official Secrets of The Tally Website! Dearest Tally Supporters, Wow! What a week! Time has gone SO fast since I put in...
A Crisis for Every Print Run
With Secrets of The Tally, the crisis was planning the Book Launch for August 22nd, while it was still the beginning of the year. ...
Creating Book Covers When You Suck at Art
It’s no secret that we ALL judge books by their covers. It’s also no secret that I am the worst illustrator on the face of this planet....
Train Travel for Writers
You. Yeah you, with the pen. If you like writing, and haven’t yet been introduced to the wonderful world of Amtrak, here’s everything...
Killing Your Darlings
There comes a time in every writer’s life when they will be told: “Kill your darlings.” It’s not an instruction to axe off your favorite...
The Conference Fee is WORTH IT.
If you're new to the publishing scene, or perhaps contemplating publishing, you can't afford to skip reading this. This is a picture of...
The Editing of "Catching Epics"
After finishing and printing my very first draft of Catching Epics, I took a week away from it to clear my head. Staying away for seven...
Reading SOTT for the First Time Ever (Yes, I Know I Wrote it...)
I'm just NOW reading it for the first time?! Yes. Today is the first time I've actually sat down and read a physical copy of my book. A...
Finished Book Two! (Well, the Rough Draft)
The Rough Draft of book two is officially finished, tentatively named "Catching Epics". I know you guys have been waiting ever so...
