In today’s video, Chris talks about the power of belief. Belief, whether positive or negative, can be a driving force in your life. Chris gives some tips on how to turn a negative belief into a positive belief to improve your life for the better and help you reach your goals. Check out the video…
Spellship: Magitech Chronicles Book 3 Released on Amazon!
The third book in the Magitech Chronicles series has been released on Amazon! Continue following the adventures of Voria, Aran, and Nara, along with the rest of the crew as they search for the fabled First Spellship! Also, if you haven’t yet read the first two books in the series, Tech Mage and Void Wyrm,…
Quick Tip: Form an Author Mastermind!
What is an author mastermind? In today’s quick tip video, Chris explains that a mastermind is a group of like-minded professionals who get together to discuss and address their problems. He talks about what he uses an author mastermind for and why he thinks such a group is valuable. Check out the video for more…
Protect Your Focus
In today’s video, Chris talks about how distractions can take away from your focus and how to prevent this from happening. He did a month long experiment where he withdrew from social media and other distractions, only checking email once a week and not checking sales numbers at all. Chris focused on planning projects and…
How to Plot Your Novel From Scratch Part 4
Part 4 in the How to Plot Your Novel From Scratch video series is up today. In this video, Chris continues development on World of Cliche. He fleshes out many sections of the plot, including adding both characters and events. Listen to Chris walk through his plot so far in the video below:
Making it as an Author in 2018
In this week’s video, Chris talks about how to get started as a self published author in 2018. First he discusses the technology adoption lifecycle and how this pertains to the state of self publishing right now. The good news is that it’s still going strong and you can be ahead of the curve if…
How to Plot Your Novel From Scratch Part 3
Today’s video is the third in the series that shows how Chris plots his novels. Chris shows some more of his process and talks about how he found his protagonist. He fleshes out the character a bit and adds in some more background elements to his story. Watch the video below to see how the…
Void Wyrm Released on Audiobook!
The second book in the Magitech Chronicles, Void Wyrm, has been released on Audible! A suicidal quest into the Umbral Depths. Major Voria stands ready to accept the cost for her actions at Marid. Stripped of command and resources, Voria must find a ship and rally a crew. Somewhere within the Umbral Depths lays a…
2017 Income Report
In today’s video, Chris talks about his income for 2017 and breaks down where the numbers come from. Curious to see where a self published author’s income comes from? Check out the video to see an analysis of last year, including graphs for individual months and why numbers go up and down. Chris also talks…
How to Plot a Novel From Scratch Part 2
As a follow up to last week, in this week’s video Chris continues giving tips on how to plot a novel from scratch. Taking his novel idea from last week, World of Cliche, Chris fleshes out his ideas a bit, creating a few characters, a setting for the novel and more details about how the…