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...
by Diane Hatz | Feb 16, 2023 | Indie Writing & Publishing
Photo by Extreme-Photographer for Canva Pro Right now, I’m sitting in a coffee shop in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico. The drive here was a glorious eye-feast of post-storm snow beauty and a feels-like temperature of zero. What would get me out in such cold...
by Diane Hatz | Jan 24, 2023 | Indie Writing & Publishing
(Image by yulkapopkova for Canva Pro) This morning, I was at my desk drafting my weekly article. The subject doesn’t matter, but it was on sensitivity readers, the pros and cons – and controversy – of hiring one. I’ll probably write the piece...
by Diane Hatz | Jan 17, 2023 | Indie Writing & Publishing
By Latino Life for Canva Pro You’ve spent months on your book. You wrote a decent first or second draft. Are you ready to publish? No. Writing also involves editing, publishing, and marketing – whether you go indie or traditional. In other words, writing is a...
by Diane Hatz | Jan 10, 2023 | Indie Writing & Publishing
Writers are writing in all corners of the world, from all ages and backgrounds, and they tend to fall into three categories: Personal Part Time Full Time Knowing which category you fit into can help you understand how to structure your life and what to do with your...
by Diane Hatz | Oct 25, 2022 | Indie Writing & Publishing
Even though Rock Gods & Messy Monsters is my first novel, it’s the second publication. It took fourteen years from the book’s original debut to understand who I am as a writer. It took the same time to strengthen my self-esteem and find the courage to...
