by Bonnie Lacy | Dec 18, 2019 | Writing
Still trying to find ways to write everyday, to blog/journal: 1) Not make it hard 2) Easy to search 3) Possible to craft something from them—like a book! 4) Easy to pick up and do it. Just read a blogpost by a guy – Bradley Charbonneau. His webpage is titled...
by Bonnie Lacy | Nov 25, 2019 | Writing
My attempt at a budget, years ago, flopped. Short post warning, here. But, I finished my book about personal finance and I wanted to let you know! Cash Envelopes: You've Never Had So Much Money, is up on Amazon! Go here to pre-order. Please leave a review when you...
by Bonnie Lacy | Oct 5, 2019 | Writing
Several months ago, I took a chance on Mark Dawson's Self Publishing 101 Course. I took the time to gather in all my stats up until that time. Like … how many books I had published. Bank balances. Followers on Instagram. Email newsletter subscribers. All that...
by Bonnie Lacy | Sep 16, 2019 | Writing
I listen to podcasts about writing and publishing. Like Mark Dawson's The Self-Publishing Show. And get stressed. I need to start audio. Finish a nonfiction. The rough draft for the work in progress (WIP). I feel my heart begin to beat faster. Anxiety rises. There's...
by Bonnie Lacy | Sep 3, 2019 | Faith
Three days at the Nebraska State Fair. Three days later. I'm still tired. I feel a bit wimpy when two women from The Nebraska Writers Guild manned the booth every day for eleven days! This year, 2019, rain storm after rain storm plagued the fair. Cloudy days. Mud...
by Bonnie Lacy | Jul 29, 2019 | Faith, Writing
Funny. I wrote the title, “How I Met My Editor,” and kept thinking … what does that remind me of? You just thought of it, right? How I Met Your Mother. Yup. This isn't that. Although it was a funny, romantic sitcom, this isn't that at all. This is a...
by Bonnie Lacy | Jul 21, 2019 | Writing
And part of doing this indie author thing my way is sifting through the available avalanche of information and choosing what is good for me. This post is about indie author Facebook Ad stats and my take of goals for my life In my last post, you can see my numbers from...
by Bonnie Lacy | Jul 13, 2019 | Writing
I'm sticking my neck out here and many of you know what I'm feeling. Posting Facebook ads for Authors stats, you say? It's either gutsy or downright stupid! I purchased Mark Dawson's course, Self Publishing 101, back on March 22.2019 and purchased Ads for Authors at a...
by Bonnie Lacy | Jul 9, 2019 | Writing
Authors have these memories of how they got started: usually stories of how they wrote as a child–even creating books back then, or receiving awards for a short story in third grade. Not me. Oh, I wrote Cub Scout newsletters. Church bulletins. Crafted cute...