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I have a lot of thoughts and often have trouble keeping them to myself. Sometimes they get posted on social media, but that's not always the correct forum. I don't always have time to post a lot here, but I can promise that it will always be tied to writing or publishing, and it will always be honest.

A Moment to Freak Out

By Scott Clark | 03/13/2022 | 1 Comment

I had a serious crisis this morning. My wife, who is also my social media manager, had been using an older draft copy of my manuscript to generate posts on Instagram. Not a big deal, there weren’t a ton of rewrites between the drafts. But she said something that absolutely destroyed me. It was an […]

Button Pushed

By Scott Clark | 03/05/2022 | 1 Comment

Today is the day. I officially submitted my files to Ingram. Her Violet Empire is off to the publisher. There will be a file review process in the next couple of days, and hopefully everything is accepted. Based on the submission information, HVE will be released on March 25th, 2022! I cannot express the cascade […]

Radio Silence

By Scott Clark | 03/01/2022 | Comments Off on Radio Silence

Sorry it’s been a minute since I posted anything. For the one or two of you who keep up with this nonsense, it was sort of a planned hiatus. After 2 years of COVID lockdowns, I finally felt like it was safe enough to travel north to Virginia and see my family. I’m not sure […]

The Little Things Make All the Difference

By Scott Clark | 02/13/2022 | Comments Off on The Little Things Make All the Difference

After a bit of a hiatus, I’m back at it. Call it a mental health break, call it a creative block, call it a week from Hell, I had to put HVE on hold for a little bit. Brace yourselves, I’m about to get wordy. The creative part that was really giving me fits was […]

Only The Beginning

By Scott Clark | 01/30/2022 | 1 Comment

I finally bit the bullet and submitted my ISBN forms. Because so much of that data cannot be changed after submission, it’s *super* intimidating to finally hit submit. Having my ISBNs registered to my title was only the beginning. IngramSpark will not allow you to proceed through to setting up your print until you have […]