by Diane Hatz | Jan 8, 2024 | Indie Writing & Publishing
You’ve written your book – congratulations! Before publishing, though, there are three major steps left–one of the most important being editing. Producing a draft is not writing a book. Writing is rewriting. I read that when I first started out, and it’s always...
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 | 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 | Feb 22, 2023 | Indie Writing & Publishing
Image by Tolimir for Canva Pro Argh. I did it again. I started last week’s piece intending to discuss my feelings around AI and how complicated technology has gotten, and I ended up writing a term paper on writing groups. Why am I doing this? I feel like I’ve turned...
