Self-publishing is a ton of work, and so is submitting to traditional publishers. The idea of paying a fee and handing off all the work is tempting, but too good to be true. 🎥 #CurrentlyWriting #YouTube

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A vanity press will make your manuscript into a book and promise you the world - for a fee. 🎥 #CurrentlyWriting #YouTube

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Originally, vanity publishing was the only alternative to traditional publishing, which is a big part of why many people today look down on self-publishing. 🎥 #CurrentlyWriting #YouTube

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Today, I'm going to talk about my promise to all my readers, fans, & friends - all my works will always be human-made & I will NEVER use AI. My books & art are all written by me. No prompts. No bots. Just old fashioned handmade hard work. 🎥 #CurrentlyWriting #YouTube

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A photo of a computer monitor that shows the word count for a document. That word count is: 4045 words.

Started writing a new book. This one feels a lot more personal to me than my historical one. 🌲☀️

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"This is AI!" is the new "I hate this!". I always find AI accusations against me wild and hilarious. 🎥 #CurrentlyWriting #YouTube

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I'm making this promise because I feel it's important to set the bar with my readers and fans on what they can expect with my work. 🎥 #CurrentlyWriting #YouTube

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Even my digital art is hand drawn. I use a Wacom tablet and a simplistic drawing program (SAI) to sketch, outline, color, and shade. 🎥 #CurrentlyWriting #YouTube

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I have never played with AI and I never will. I do not want my hard work to be fed into The Machine. 🎥 #CurrentlyWriting #YouTube

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If you know me, you know I hate AI and that being said - my promise is to never use AI for my creative works. 🎥 #CurrentlyWriting #YouTube

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Today, I'm going to talk about the three big book projects that I'm working on this year, 2026. 🎥 #CurrentlyWriting #YouTube

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This fantasy series is my magnum opus and I'm going to make sure it's completed to perfection every step of the way. 🎥 #CurrentlyWriting #YouTube

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My next novel that I'm currently writing is the first book in my fantasy series. This has been a long time coming and all 13 are already created. 🎥 #CurrentlyWriting #YouTube

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My artist/author friend Rhiannon is also doing the cover art for Be Mine and I can't wait to see how it turns out! 🎥 #CurrentlyWriting #YouTube

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I'm so excited for the coming release of my next novel Be Mine and the gorgeous cover that my artist/author friend Rhiannon is creating for me. 🎥 #CurrentlyWriting #YouTube

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I'm so excited for the big re-release of my first novel Love of the Sea! This will be to celebrate the big release of the audiobook with a new cover art design. 🎥 #CurrentlyWriting #YouTube

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The big 3 book projects for 2026 are my main focus and I'm close to 2 big releases. 🎥 #CurrentlyWriting #YouTube

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Literary Horror What do I actually write? I get this question a lot in my personal life, at conventions, and even when I ship out books at the post office. I have always struggled to answer it because I carried a certain amount of shame around it. That shame came from multiple places. Some of it came from people in my life degrading the things I write about, dismissing them in favor of other genres that better matched their own interests, like nonfiction.

What do I actually write? I get this question a lot in my personal life, at conventions, and even when I ship out books at the post office. I have always struggled to answer it. Read why in the blog post below.

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#WIPWednesday
~Writing Book One of Fantasy Series

~Writing Baker's Dozen Homunculi Recipes Azukail Games TTRPG
~Editing Alice the Author YouTube Videos
~Editing KHR Arts YouTube Videos
~Art Commissions
~Client Transcription Project

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More progress on Book One of my Fantasy Series - 626 words written! ✍️ #CurrentlyWriting #IndieAuthor #AuthorLife

Monthly Update 2/18/26 Back with another monthly update. These are much easier to consistently write than weekly ones, because even though I write about faceless monsters and reanimated flesh, marketing and creating consistent content is a challenge for me. I took one marketing class in college, and I'm wishing I would have taken more. Word of advice, if you're going to do the whole self-publish writing thing, take some business classes.

Big ole' update about life and writing projects. Hit the link below to read all about it.

#WritingUpdate #AmWriting #CurrentlyWriting #WritersLife #WritingCommunity #AuthorLife #WritingJourney #WIP #WIPUpdate #writing #reading #horrorwriters

#WIPWednesday

~Writing Book One of Fantasy Series
~Writing Baker's Dozen Homunculi Recipes Azukail Games TTRPG
~Editing Alice the Author YouTube Videos
~Editing KHR Arts YouTube Videos
~Art Commissions
~Client Transcription Project

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#CurrentlyWriting Massacre Mansion
The Handyman Method x The Compound x Fear Factor

☎️ 2004
📺 Realty TV Show
🕹️ Games go awry
🏠 Can’t get out
🙅🏼‍♀️ Don’t split up
🤫 MC with a secret
💰 Eat the Rich
👹 Cosmic entity or mass murderer? 👀

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I completed #writing 2,380 words today for chapters 6 and 7 for Book One of my #fantasy series. ✍ #CurrentlyWriting #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity

Today's chapter was such a blast to write and I was so excited for it. I think you're gonna love it!! Tobias and Chase are so much fun and I wish I could jump inside this book for real. I can't wait to share it with you!!

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The journey has begun! I read over my current progress from tinkering the past year. Our starting point for Book One of my #Fantasy Series is Chapters 1-5 completed, and halfway into Chapter 6. 23 pages. 8,843 words. Let's do this! ✍ #CurrentlyWriting #IndieAuthor

Be Mine is a spicy read about a damsel in distress named Ashley. She's caught in the middle of a love tangle with Justin, Tyler, and Blake. A sweet ending wraps up all the tears and missed connections.

#AuthorLife #WritingCommunity #AuthorsofInstagram #CurrentlyWriting

#WIPWednesday

~Writing Book One of Fantasy Series
~Writing Baker's Dozen Homunculi Recipes Azukail Games TTRPG
~Editing Alice the Author YouTube Videos
~Editing KHR Arts YouTube Videos
~Art Commissions

#WritingCommunity #CurrentlyWriting #AuthorLife #YouTuber #IndieArtist

#WIPWednesday
~Writing Book One of Fantasy Series
~Writing Baker's Dozen Homunculi Recipes Azukail Games TTRPG
~Editing Alice the Author YouTube Videos
~Editing KHR Arts YouTube Videos
~Art Commissions

#WritingCommunity #CurrentlyWriting #AuthorLife #YouTuber #IndieArtist

January Update 1/14/2026 First update of 2026! Wow, hard to believe we're already in this year. I can't believe it. The last year went by so quickly with everything. Happy to be approaching some big events coming up. More details forthcoming. Had a good last week with two literary magazines accepting some of my work. Both acceptances in a 24 hour period. Really made me feel good.

Update on all my projects, including some publication news, self-pub projects, my obsession with Expedition 33, and more.

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