Blargle Splect: Writerly Musings & Blather

Book Review: Deborah L. Fruchey’s “A Scandalous Creature”

Believe it or not, every now and again I like to sink my teeth into a period romance. Yes, yes, queen of the crime scene loves a good squishy love story. I can hear you snickering but it’s true. This time my love of love stories has brought me to read Deborah L. Fruchey’s “A…

Y. K. Greene

November 12, 2013

Ebook Reviews

A Scandalous Creature, Book Reviews, Deborah L. Fruchey, ebook, ebook review, indie author

Book Review: J. L. Bryan’s “Jenny Pox”

I’m still in the noman’s land of those without internet. Looks like it’ll be anywhere from 3-6 more weeks. Trust me, I’m hating it more than anyone but it’s been a marvelous opportunity to get a lot of work done. I’ve read more books, edited more pages and actually buzzed around the house like a…

Y. K. Greene

November 5, 2013

Ebook Reviews

blogging tips, Book Reviews, cheap ebooks, ebook, ebook review, free, indie author, J. L. Bryan, Jenny Pox, The Paranormals, update

Book Interior Formatting: Getting Fancy

Formatting. Every time I finish a book and start the process of formatting it for print, I have to run around and look at at a thousand different pages trying to remember everything I know about formatting. Every time, I end up looking up half a dozen new pages because I’ve lost or misplaced my…

Y. K. Greene

October 31, 2013

Backend, Formatting, Living the Writing Life, When To Pay When Not To Pay, Writing

Ash of Ambitions, backend bs, book covers, Formatting, indie author, When Not To Pay

Ebook Review: Catrina Taylor’s “Birth of an Empire: The Beginning”

It’s been a long time since I’ve really immersed myself in a science fiction novel but I’m glad that I picked up “Birth of an Empire: The Beginning.”

Y. K. Greene

October 29, 2013

Ebook Reviews

Birth of an Empire: The Beginning, Book Reviews, Catrina Taylor, ebook review, Xarrok

Book Interior Formatting: Chapter Headers

Formatting. Every time I finish a book and start the process of formatting it for print, I have to run around and look at at a thousand different pages trying to remember everything I know about formatting. Every time, I end up looking up half a dozen new pages because I’ve lost or misplaced my…

Y. K. Greene

October 24, 2013

Backend, Formatting, Living the Writing Life, When To Pay When Not To Pay, Writing

Ash of Ambitions, backend bs, book covers, Formatting, indie author, When Not To Pay

Ebook Review: Suzy Turner’s “Daisy Madigan’s Paradise”

Alright – I’m not dead. There was a storm in my little corner of the backend of beyond and it took down the cable lines, along with a big chunk of the power lines. Power was back up in a flash but cable is still not. I had to go way out of town to…

Y. K. Greene

October 22, 2013

Ebook Reviews

Book Reviews, Daisy Madigan’s Paradise, ebook review, Morgan Sisters, Suzy Turner

Book Interior Formatting: Paragraphs

Formatting. Every time I finish a book and start the process of formatting it for print, I have to run around and look at at a thousand different pages trying to remember everything I know about formatting. Every time, I end up looking up half a dozen new pages because I’ve lost or misplaced my…

Y. K. Greene

October 1, 2013

Backend, Formatting, Living the Writing Life, When To Pay When Not To Pay, Writing

Ash of Ambitions, backend bs, book covers, Formatting, indie author, When Not To Pay

Guest Post: Spark by Karyn Pearson

Time for another awesome guest post! This time I’m honored to be hosting Karyn Pearson, a writer of paranormal fantasy! Take it away Karyn: The Birth of the Hellfire Trilogy: An Origin Story So one of the questions I’ve been asked as an author of a series is: how did the Hellfire Trilogy come to…

Y. K. Greene

September 25, 2013

Guest Blogger, Telling the tale, Writing

cliche, guest blogger, indie author, Karyn Pearson, Paranormal Fantasy, Tips, Trace, writing

Paperback Book Cover Design

Formatting. Every time I finish a book and start the process of formatting it for print, I have to run around and look at at a thousand different pages trying to remember everything I know about formatting. Every time, I end up looking up half a dozen new pages because I’ve lost or misplaced my…

Y. K. Greene

September 24, 2013

Backend, Formatting, Living the Writing Life, When To Pay When Not To Pay

Ash of Ambitions, backend bs, book covers, Formatting, indie author, When Not To Pay

“Toxic Ash” Is Finally FINISHED

I am finally done with the draft on “Toxic Ash.” Now it’s time for – everything else. Right now it feels like writing the thing was the easy part and that was damned hard. I haven’t sent out an email blast yet, since the publication date isn’t settled – lots of edits need to happen…

Y. K. Greene

September 17, 2013

Backend, Books, Eldritch Elysium, Goals, Living the Writing Life, Marketing, Progress, Toxic Ash

Ash of Ambitions, book covers, ebook, Editing, Eldritch Elysium, Revision, Toxic Ash