Author Archives: rachelauthorbarnard

NaNo November: Author Do List

by in Ataxia and the Ravine of Lost Dreams, author platform, Author Thursdays, NaNoWriMo, The Day The Computer Stood Still and tagged

My to do list as an author

1. Develop my web presence (get known before the book deal)

1. Web presence/platform – blog, facebook, website (update blog 3x/week and read others’ blogs and comment)
2. Send my children’s picture book off to publishers
3. Beauty and the Beast – edit this young adult manuscript per beta readers comments and create a professional cover
4. Ataxia – redesign cover and make internal edits, market, market, market
5. Get involved (Goodreads, Smashwords, Facebook groups) – connect with both the audience and other writers through communities
6. Finish the Day the Computer Stood Still Manuscript First Draft.
7. Write write write


What is on your to do list as an author?

NaNo November: Meet the Authors of FreeValley Publishing

by in Author Thursdays, Free Valley Publishing, Local Authors, Local Events, NaNoWriMo
Of Ducks and Writing

Don’t forget tomorrow 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. to come meet and greet the authors of FreeValley Publishing at the North Bend Library. Hear about what inspires them to write, advice they give to any aspiring writers, and what it takes to be an author! Yours truly will be a part of the event so come say hello, hear about our wonderful journeys as authors, and purchase some of the truly amazing novels/works we have published.

NaNo November: How Familiar are you with Speculative Fiction?

by in Author Thursdays, NaNoWriMo
Of Ducks and Writing

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Here is a surveymonkey about what types of speculative fiction you consume… Fill out your response and see what other people have chosen…. If you’re thinking about what book to write next this could give you an idea of how big your potential audience is or might introduce you to genres you’ve never heard of.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s_thankyou.aspx?sm=0UvHfNiNiazkIxgh6zaOliLVnA7tqhOmf%2fbXBusW3Zw%3d