Aside from paperback copies of Zombie Turkeys and My Undead Mother-in-law, we’ll also offer copies of the first Zombie Turkeys audiobook and the Zombie Turkeys graphic novel issue 1.
Didn’t you know we had a Zombie Turkeys graphic novel? Check out the next section.
You Can Get A Free Copy of the Zombie Turkeys Graphic Novel, Issue 1
Writer’s Block My Experience: I’ve written eight books in seven years. It doesn’t sound like I have writer’s block–but I do.
I’ve been struggling to finish Secret Supers in Space for seven months. That’s the first draft—just 50,000 to 60,000 words. Usually, I get that much done in two to four months.
What’s my big problem?
Writer’s Block My Experience – What Is Writer’s Block?
It means you can’t or have difficulty writing. Duh!
A more official definition is:
Writer’s block—wanting to write and not writing—is a persistent problem that every writer (yes, every writer, even Stephen King) deals with, and one that has ended far too many writing careers.
and 2) my first non-fiction book, The Gospel Medley. Believe it or not, this is at least the 20th round of edits for this book, over the 35 years I’ve worked on it.
The Gospel Medley cover. Click to get
So that takes care of December through March. I can’t multi-task. What’s my problem in April and May?
Writer’s Block – the problem of self-publishing
I get easily distracted while writing. First of all, there is research. I’ll write and then need some fact, like “Where are there underground nuclear silos in Kansas?” This question arose for My Undead Mother-in-law.
The same thing happens for Secret Supers in Space. What does the ISS look like? What is the capacity of the Dragon capsule for SpaceX? Where does SpaceX launch from? What is the curriculum for Space Camp? What is the daily agenda?
But that’s not all.
More Distractions
Every publisher and author needs to market your book. That doesn’t mean selling, although that’s what you want to happen. Rather it means telling people who might like your book that your book exists and is worth reading and WHY it’s worth reading.
This is a very important thing to do. You, as an author or publisher should do it every week, if not every day. If people don’t know about your book, they can’t buy it. If people don’t know how much they will enjoy and laugh at my books, why should they buy them?
So I joined Story Origin this year to market my books. That’s absorbed my time, every week, as I promoted my newsletter, books, and other newsletters and books.
Did I mention? My squirrels are zombies. Here’s an excerpt:
“I wonder if the zombiism causes increased violence in people? It certainly does for turkeys and squirrels. Did you read the story about the zombie squirrel killing a hawk?”
“No! What happened?”
“The hawk nabbed the squirrel, as hawks normally do, but in midair, the squirrel revived, ripped open the hawk’s belly, bit off its leg, and fell a hundred feet to the ground, where it scampered away unharmed. It was captured on drone video.”
