Beyond the Trope
Jessica BarberiArticles from the mind of Author - Jessica Barberi, who believes the most compelling stories grow not from worn tropes, but from the rich soil of human complexity.
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You Don't Need to Be Well-Read to Be a Writer
I woke up this morning to a storm on X, which got me out of bed early to work on this article. A few days ago, novelist and professor Aaron Gwyn posted on X: “Sometimes a student in one of my fiction writing classes will come see me during...
My BookBub Deal Experience
Getting a BookBub deal – it’s been positioned as one of THE BEST ways for an indie author to reach a large number of new readers. But while the promise is intriguing, the reality is also quite intimidating. Simply getting approved for a dea...
The Death of the Author
A recent interaction over on X left me contemplating “The Death of the Author” once again. For those unfamiliar, this idea comes from a 1967 essay by Roland Barthes which argues “that an author’s intentions or biography are irrelevant to a...
From Chaos to Craft: One Indie Author's Year in Review
So, I am writing this on January 5th (and posting it later!), which means I’m fashionably late for the New Year reflection party. But you know what? That’s fine. I think we have room for these reflections, even if they are a week late – and...
A Deep Reflection on Book Review Strategies
I’ve broached this topic before in a personal anecdote about a book review site I looked into some months back. Consider this a deeper dive from the school of hard knocks that builds on that experience. The issue of how to get reviews on yo...
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