Unless you’re living under a rock, you’ll know the Oscars aired this past weekend. But what you may not know is that The Gay Teen’s Guide to Defeating a Siren (Book 2) was actually among the nominees for best picture! Don’t believe me? Well, here’s proof: Get It In this harrowing tail, The Gay Teen’s […]
Being an LGTBQ indie author, I publish through Amazon and am reliant of them for paperback printing and sales. Without them, I have almost nothing. I think 99% of indie authors feel the same. When releasing TGTGTDAS 1, I ran into issues, but managed to get the book live fairly unscathed. Now that I’m trying […]
Why Marketing Doesn’t Suck So Cody wrote a really great guest blog for me recently, titled, “Why Marketing Sucks” and it got me thinking about why marketing sucks. And how to make it suck less, and the things that don’t suck about it. While this may seem like it’s in opposition to his piece, it’s […]
I think this speaks for itself:
A few weeks ago, I announced the first draft of TGTGTDAS Book 2 was done. Since then, I’ve been barraged by questions, requests, demands, etc… And by “barraged”, I mean one person has reached out asking about my shirt size (women’s ‘smedium’). All authors work differently. And what happens after a first draft can vary […]
When doing posts, I naturally try to make my titles catchy. I regularly use the words “Amazing” and “Weirdest” and “JK Rowling” to grab attention. And those titles are subjectively not quite as amazing as expected. #exaggeration Until now! This past weekend, I went to Detroit and attended Theatre Bizarre with a friend. I didn’t […]
I had no idea what to expect when I arrived at the St Edward’s campus for the Texas Teen Book Festival (TTBF). There was all this conflicting information that suggested the event could be amazing or a big dull dud (Friends quote!!). First, the exhibition area – where we were located – was smaller than […]
Less than a month after changing his name to JK Rowling, local author – previously known as Cody Wagner – has wholeheartedly regretted his decision. “So I thought it was going to be this amazing thing where I’d sell a bunch of books,” Rowling said, holding up a copy of his novel, The Gay Teen’s […]
So disgusted with his experience watching new movie The Disappointments Room, local movie-goer Cody Wagner took the opportunity to practice his many disappointed faces. The Disappointments Room, a horror movie starring Kate Beckinsale, is about a city woman whose husband takes her to live at a lonely country mansion after experiencing a traumatic experience. The summary alone, which Wagner […]
In what he calls a genius move, local author Cody Wagner has changed his name to J.K. Rowling in a blatant attempt to sell more books. “I can’t believe no one has thought of this before,” Rowling said, holding up a book with his new name taped to the front. “When someone says the name J.K. Rowling, […]
