Why Young Adult Novels? Because Teens Are Amazing!

Posted Sonlight Press Gabby Wells Novel, Writing

There is something special about the teen years.  You know enough about the world to figure out how it works, but you’re not embedded in it.  You see where the lines have been drawn by generations before you and you challenge whether they were sketched out in the right place. Teens also have more time […]

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My Divine Launch Team

Posted Sonlight Press Gabby Wells Novel

Every writer needs help.  I’m banking on the saintly kind. Any new business could use the assistance from a group of advisers that can guide them through the pitfalls and challenges they will face in their new endeavor.  Not only have I pursued that in our world, but the next. I’ve enlisted the guidance from […]

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Podcast – Endings, Christmas and New Beginnings

Posted Sonlight Press Faith, Gabby Wells, Gabby Wells - Book 1, Gabby Wells Novel, Marketing, Podcast

Author Pete Bauer and Dorothea Bauer talk about the top 3 things they did well in 2014, what they could improve upon and Christmas and share some exciting plans for 2015. Mobile Users: Click Here to Listen Topics Covered: Last Podcast New Podcast Top 3 Things We Did Well Top 3 Things We Need to […]

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Off to the Beta Readers

Posted Sonlight Press Author Blog, Gabby Wells - Book 1, Gabby Wells - Book 2, Gabby Wells - Book 3, Gabby Wells Novel, Novel, Novella, Writing

I’m relieved. The first novel, Kneel & Prey, has been sent out to our first group of Beta Readers.  These readers will read the book and let us know of any outstanding issues with the plot, character or grammar that we missed. Sending it off to Beta Readers is an important step.  It means you’re […]

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Time Compression

Posted Sonlight Press Author, Author Blog, Gabby Wells, Gabby Wells - Book 1, Gabby Wells Novel, Novel, Writing

This happens to me a lot.  When I outline my book where the climax takes place at a certain place/time, I backtrack and plot when the things leading up to it should happen.  Invariably, as I write the actual story, things that I sketched out would take three weeks in the novel occur in a […]

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Podcast – Marketing and Finding Your Voice

Posted Sonlight Press Author Blog, Gabby Wells Novel, Marketing, Podcast

Pete Bauer and Dorothea Bauer talk about the various marketing research and strategies they plan to employ with the release of their first book.  They’ll also talk about the process of finding the correct voice for a novel and how that impacted the other work. Mobile Users: Click here to listen to the episode. Topics […]

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Word Count and Finding Your Voice

Posted Pete Bauer Gabby Wells, Marketing, Novel, Novella, Word Count, Writing

I finished the first draft of Lost & Found this week and the writing process for this novel allowed me to finally find the correct voice and tone for all of the Gabby Wells novels.  It was weird to me that it took two novels (that have since been trashed) and three novellas to find […]

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Writing as a Business

Posted Pete Bauer Author, Gabby Wells, Marketing, Novel, Novella, story telling, Writing

Whether you are independently published or traditionally published, the majority of the ownership for your success falls on your shoulders.  It is up to the author to write good stuff, build a fan base, establish beta readers and street teams and marketing plans. It’s why real writers treat writing as a business.  It’s where the […]

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Life After Gabby

Posted Pete Bauer Faith, Gabby Wells, Novel, Novella, Writing

The completion of the Gabby Wells storyline will take me some time.  A couple of years.  Not including the time it took to convert screenplays into novels that have since been tossed, just getting the novellas written, edited and published will probably take a year in total. We’ll release the novellas, one at at time, […]

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Word Count and 50,000

Posted Pete Bauer Author, Gabby Wells, Marketing, Novella, Word Count, Writing

Plotting out Lost & Found has really come in handy.  In a week I’ve written nearly 8,000 words.  The story is humming along.  I’m about half-way through, so it should end up in the 30,000 – 40,000 range, like the rest. I have been amazed how changes in the market, or new information I have […]

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Podcast – 145,000 Words

Posted Sonlight Press Faith, Gabby Wells - Book 1, Gabby Wells - Book 2, Gabby Wells - Novella 1, Gabby Wells - Novella 2, Gabby Wells - Novella 4, Gabby Wells Novel, Marketing, Podcast

Author Pete Bauer and Dorothea Bauer discuss the impact of the novellas on the novels, causing for a rewrite of novels 1 and 2.  Plus the lessons learned from Teen Beta Readers. Teen Beta Readers Specific Expectations 145,000 Words A Professional Endeavor Art Show Facebook Art Polite Critiques Annoying Analysis Aging Well Novella Novels Semi-Mysterious […]

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Podcast – Hobby vs. Career

Posted Sonlight Press Author Blog, Gabby Wells - Book 1, Gabby Wells - Novella 1, Gabby Wells Novel, Marketing, Podcast

In this podcast author Pete Bauer and marketing head Dorothea Bauer talk about the different paths your writing career would take depending on if your approach it as a hobby versus a career. Writing as a Hobby vs. Career Three Mandatory Things Consistency & Deadlines Establishing Brand and Presence 1500 Words a Day 80/20 Rule […]

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Shifting and Shuffling

Posted Pete Bauer Author, Faith, Gabby Wells, Marketing, Novel, Novella, Writing

Funny thing about writing.  It’s a lot like life.  Just when you think you’ve got it all planned out, it changes right before your eyes. I’m nearing the completion of the second novella Skyway in our five novella Gabby Wells series.  The goal of the novellas was to introduce the readers to the characters and […]

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Podcast – Novellas & Strategies

Posted Sonlight Press Gabby Wells - Book 1, Gabby Wells Novel, Marketing, Podcast

On this podcast author Pete Bauer and Sonlight Press marketing head Dorothea Bauer continue to talk about their latest findings as they hone their release strategy. Running Time: 42:36 Congratulations Lynette Noni Strategy History Recap More Novellas, If Necessary Has Fiction Lost Its Faith Cultural Christianity vs. Religious Belief Les Miserables Crosby, Bergman, Priests and […]

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