Today I officially earned the same amount I would have made working eight hours at minimum wage (at least here in Illinois) on my one book I published on Tuesday ( Read more... )

Today is officially one month since I have started self-publishing gay romance on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP).

I only have one story out so far. The other one I finished yesterday and need to write a blurb and do a cover and come up with a title. It's an Elliot Stabler/Eddie Drake (from the short-lived TV series Wanted) story that was ( Read more... )

As you may recall I posted about self-publishing my first gay romance story back on April 15th. It's the same type of story I've been writing for years as a fanfic author, except it was characters of my own creation ( Read more... )

If anyone would be willing to leave an honest review at Amazon if I either linked to or sent you a copy of my recent self-published story, I would really, really, really appreciate it, since star ratings mean continued purchases ( Read more... )

Well, I went and did it. I finally self-published my gay romance novella yesterday ( Read more... )

Goodbye 2 a.m. bedtimes and Tumblr-ing until all hours, and then waking up whenever I want. That was kinda bitchin ( Read more... )

I'm going to work tomorrow! Well, okay, don't get *too* excited. It's a three-hour thing where I stand there and help at a portable photo booth for an office party ( Read more... )

Today was my first real productive day doing some freelance editing work that I may actually get paid for! If I could do this every day it would be something, since I made a little over $100 (actually more like $70 after I take out 30% for taxes the self-employed must pay) but it's something. It feels pretty good to accomplish the thing I actually ( Read more... )

That's right, I quit. This afternoon in fact.

I did my best to deal with the lack of training and not getting my breaks and the fact that despite working for an entire month now, the manager still couldn't remember my name.

Today I'd had enough.

( The long-winded details, but it feels good to vent )

You can say that in Professor Farnsworth's voice in your head.

We had a showing of the apartment yesterday, and we got an offer! WE GOT AN OFFER!!!!

( The particulars )