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Marketing Monday: Subgenre as Marketing Tool and Why Honesty Matters

August 2, 2021August 2, 2021 tjdeschamps

When readers go to the bookstore, whether virtually or walking the aisles of a brick and mortar, rarely do they have no idea what they want.

Eastside Hedge Witch: Midlife Supernaturals #1 (Update)

July 26, 2021August 5, 2021 tjdeschamps

I got the rights to Eastside Hedge Witch back from my publisher this weekend. I plan to indie publish the novel. Unlike my Faerie Tales series of novellas, Eastside Hedge Witch is a full-length, Paranormal Women’s Fiction, with a comedic vibe.

Galaxy on Fire: New Episode UP

July 25, 2021July 25, 2021 tjdeschamps

I will be posting episodes of Galaxy on Fire weekly. Don’t miss an episode, subscribe here . The first three episodes are free, and introduce you to the three main characters and the world. Don’t forget to thumbs up each episode and follow the story!

Kindle Vella series: Galaxy on Fire

July 14, 2021July 14, 2021 tjdeschamps

Not sure if it happened while I was sleeping or today, but Amazon launched Kindle Vella! I have two stories featured there. One is under my pen name Simone Cummings (Find Unfettered here). The other story featured is Galaxy on Fire. It’s a story about an end of an empire that has been through many[…]

Camp NaNoWriMo: Days 6 & 7

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 tjdeschamps

Camp NaNoWriMo musings

Camp NaNoWriMo Day 5: 20k words in a Month is totally doable

July 5, 2021July 5, 2021 tjdeschamps

Old habits die hard.

It’s 10:30pm during NaNoWriMo and I’m working on my project. I save (backup) and quit, realizing this is Camp NaNo, and I can relax.

Camp NaNo Day 4: Yeah, I’m late but doing this

July 4, 2021July 4, 2021 tjdeschamps

I hadn’t planned on doing Camp NaNo this year. I have quite a few projects going, but I need to write the fourth and final installment of the Faerie Tales series before I can move on to my other projects.

Kindle Vella: A New Platform Where my work will be featured

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 tjdeschamps

Amazon announced the launch of their new story platform Kindle Vella (To learn more about the platform, click here). I will publish two episodic series featured on Vella. The way that I will write each episode will not be like a chapter of a book. The episodes will be more like an episode of a[…]

Marketing Monday: Pinterest

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 tjdeschamps

Authors can use Pinterest as a marketing tool.

Marketing Monday: Branding

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 tjdeschamps

When I first heard of author branding, I rolled my eyes. I was at a three-day writers’ workshop, learning about the essentials of story craft through panels, participating in critique groups, and attending panels about different aspects of the business of publishing. The presenters were a small press and a cover artist. It was quite[…]

Marketing Monday: Marketing Strategies for Indie authors

May 3, 2021May 2, 2021 tjdeschamps

Congrats! You’ve finished your novel! You’ve edited, revised, and polished that baby until it’s not only a well-crafted story, but flawless in execution. Here’s what you need to do next before you hit publish.

Excerpt from Vow Unbroken (Faerie Tales No. 3) by T.J. Deschamps

May 2, 2021May 2, 2021 tjdeschamps

Vow Unbroken releases May 28th! To celebrate, I’ve put the e-book version of all three novellas in the Faerie Tales series on sale for .99c each for the month of May (Free on Kindle Unlimited). Three books for three bucks! I also wanted to share an excerpt from this tantalizing tale, filled with intrigue, action, and a little steam.