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Ophelia Kee Speaks - Consistency is the Key?

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( Listen with AI audio ) Consistency Is the Key? March 22, 2024 Dear Reader, I've heard that consistency is the key to living the writing life. Life is the struggle. Storytelling is the great escape. I would argue that tenacity might be more important than consistency in my case. I've posted regularly, every Friday, for almost a year. Beyond the blog and writing, consistency doesn't happen. Much of what I do with my stories depends highly on the energy I have after working the day job and handling the myriad tasks of life. Beyond the lack of consistency with the marketing, tenacity remains. You see, I don't post to social media every day. I fail at maintaining a rapid release publishing strategy. There are not always-on ads, nor does the routine promotion of the books through paid advertising exist in anything other than a fuzzy idea in my mind and the occasional expenditure to test things. I lack the time to involve myself in newsletter swaps. (I don't exactly unde

Rapid Fire Publishing Over Spring Break March 15, 2024

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(Listen with AI audio) Rapid Fire Publishing Over Spring Break!March 15, 2024 Dear Reader, I've been on spring break vacation for the past week. (For those who are new to my shenanigans, I'm a high school social studied by day and secretly an urban fantasy publishing tiger at night.) So, I spent a lot of time in the dream working on things like covers, edits, and formatting. It was all to prepare for getting several of the stories, which have already published in serial, ready to launch as completed books.  It's been a lot of fun and a lot of work, and when Monday dawns, I will stand in my classroom once again, greeting my students as we get ready for the AP exams coming in May. By lunch I will pine for the dream and wish summer to hurry and arrive, so I may once again sink into the dream. I put in hours on Quest for the Valkyries. I’m launching the story on the retailers April 11. The ebook and audiobook are live on OpheliaKee.com now! I gotta love my readers who buy direc