3, 2, 1…LAUNCH!
SYNCHRONICITY, my first full-length novel, is now available on Amazon. It’s the story of Travis Edison, a young man caught in an occupational rut and… Read More »3, 2, 1…LAUNCH!
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Redemptions galore
The Social Science Icons & Grace series, at least the first trilogy, is a set of multiple redemption stories. And, when focusing on redemption stories,… Read More »Redemptions galore
It’s a new day: site reboot complete, novella published
Hello, all! The promised late-summer site reboot is now complete. That’s not to say that the tylerjyates.com site is everything I want it to be,… Read More »It’s a new day: site reboot complete, novella published
The cover genius and the developmental edit
It turns out my cover designer is going to help solve my categorization challenges. Who knew? While I have no clue yet about the cover’s… Read More »The cover genius and the developmental edit
Find a sub-genre: harder than it seems
The downside to writing outside a clear genre is figuring out enough of a genre match to sell books. For example, my forthcoming novel has:… Read More »Find a sub-genre: harder than it seems
12 reasons self-publishing is an occupation
Back in the day (3 weeks ago), I naively understood self-publishing to be the single last step of the writing process. Today, my half-educated brain… Read More »12 reasons self-publishing is an occupation
Preparing to publish
For the next few months, I’m taking several steps to prepare for self-publishing, hopefully in the fall. First, I’m continuing my listening and reading about… Read More »Preparing to publish
The self-service option
Several months ago I sent my first query letter, excited by potential success. Then I waited. And waited. And got distracted by work and home… Read More »The self-service option
First agent query submission – CHECK
I’ve not been very good at keeping up with the blogging. While I could give you a list of excuses…let’s not and say we did.… Read More »First agent query submission – CHECK
Book: Structuring Your Novel
Though it seems a little late to be learning about novel structure, an Amazon Kindle Daily Deal convinced me that it was better late than… Read More »Book: Structuring Your Novel