by Diane Hatz | Jul 11, 2023 | Indie Writing & Publishing
I’ve decided to relaunch my novel Rock Gods & Messy Monsters. But instead of labeling it a book relaunch, I’m calling it the “hard launch.” It’ll be officially released in October in New York City (because everything’s harder in New York…haha). Last September,...
by Diane Hatz | Jun 26, 2023 | Indie Writing & Publishing
“Rock Gods is a sharp, witty, horrifying, and reflective must read. Be careful if you have a weak stomach, though: It’s probably the goriest non-horror novel I’ve ever read.” – Leks Drakos, The Lit Refinery I feel so blessed to have had the courage to go “on...
by Diane Hatz | Jun 18, 2023 | Indie Writing & Publishing
When I first started researching indie book marketing, I balked at the thought of putting my novel into Little Free Libraries. I mean, give away my hard work and soul to anyone who walks by? For free?? Well, almost a year later, reality has sunk in about the...
by Diane Hatz | Jun 16, 2023 | Media
A conversation with Diane Hatz and Wayne Jones I was recently interviewed by Wayne Jones on his Writing and Editing podcast. Listen in to our discussion about the realities of being a writer and why I now think it’s important to keep one’s writing...
by Diane Hatz | May 31, 2023 | Self Care/Spirit
The Let Them Theory is simple yet so profound. All it means is to let people be who they are. Let them have their own thoughts and opinions. Stop trying to control them. Let go, and let them be. Practicing it might be more difficult than we realize, at least at first,...
by Diane Hatz | May 17, 2023 | Musings, Self Care/Spirit
As the pandemic descended around us, I stopped running and took stock in my life and priorities. I also had the good fortune of having a long-term consulting gig at a movie company end at nearly the same time, so I was free to figure out my next life steps. I realized...
by Diane Hatz | May 12, 2023 | Indie Writing & Publishing
First, apologies for my slight absence. I went on a road trip to Moab, Sedona, San Diego (for a writer’s conference), and Tucson – then back to Santa Fe. 2700 miles in two weeks – and I loved it! I didn’t even look at the news while I was away...
by Diane Hatz | Apr 25, 2023 | Musings
(Image by stock_colors from Getty Images Signature for Canva Pro) I guess I can admit it now. I was broken and bitter when I left New York two and a half years ago. I’d been in the throes of menopause but didn’t know it for many years. Perimenopause, to...
by Diane Hatz | Apr 13, 2023 | Misc
(Photo by cristianl for Getty Images Signature in Canva Pro) The biggest influence in my life is His Holiness The XIV Dalai Lama. I first saw him at a teaching in Washington, DC, in 1998. I walked into the venue angry and closed off. I left transformed. I had such a...
by Diane Hatz | Mar 28, 2023 | Newsletters
(Photo by Janine Lamontagne from Getty Images Signature for Canva Pro) Diane Discovers – A Path to Peace I read Eckhart Tolle’s book The Power of Now years ago (see Diane Reads below). And I’ve recently started watching some of his videos on YouTube....
