Annette K. Larsen's Blog, page 11

I’ve accumulated a pretty hefty list of songs that feel like they speak to my characters, so this time, instead of just doing one playlist, I’m going to divide it into two. This week I’m focusing on the songs that … Continue reading →

SIXTEEN DAYS! Sixteen days, my friends, until Songs for Libby is released. Here’s the thing. This indie-author thing that I’m doing—it’s hard. And frustrating. And I seriously don’t know what I’m doing sometimes. All my marketing and launch ideas feel … Continue reading →

As I set the Songs for Libby launch aside for a bit, I managed to record a video for my YouTube channel yesterday. I haven’t done that since COVID came on the scene. The video isn’t long, and there wasn’t … Continue reading →

(Not actually an Ode) I’m coming up on a launch. Songs for Libby releases on October 15 and is up for pre-order now. That means that I’m going to be putting out my hands to beg for reviews as soon … Continue reading →

I’ve mentioned beta readers several times and I’ve had a handful of people ask me what the heck they are. It’s like beta testing a product. When you develop computer software or hardware, you have to beta test it before … Continue reading →

Shall we have a cover reveal? I think we shall. My approach for this cover was different than any of my others. For each of my other books I’ve been able to come up with a pretty solid concept of … Continue reading →

How are you broken?  We all are. Some of us have jagged cracks through our souls. Others of us have countless fine lines. Most of us have a mix of both. We’ve been broken by words and by circumstance. We’ve … Continue reading →

Back before I published my first book, I exercised my writing muscles in a lot of different ways. I loaded my chapters onto a critique website and got feedback from a bunch of random strangers on the internet. In turn, I'd read their stuff and give them feedback. That format taught me how to better take criticism, whether that meant swallowing my pride and killing my darlings, or if it meant disregarding their comments because they were so far from my target audience that I had to filter some of their comments as irrelevant. Continue reading →

The past couple weeks I’ve been doing my best to write the blurb for my next book. If you’re familiar with my ramblings, you probably know that I have a hard time with that particular aspect of preparing to publish. … Continue reading →

Creativity. That elusive, fickle, fiendish angel that all artists seek and grasp for and long to hold on to. Sometimes we call it the muse. Or inspiration. Sometimes we see it as a benevolent wisp or magic, empowering us and … Continue reading →