Trying to keep the momentum going

The other day I had a sudden spike in downloads of my free book “An Occurrence at Boyd Boone’s House: Urban Fantasy Crime Drama.” I don’t know how, why, or what I did to cause it, but I need it to continue for a few more days. If you’re a self-publisher, author, follow publishing, etc. […]

Choosing the Book Cover

Hello, and welcome to Nadi Abdi’s blog on Writing, Reading, and Politics. I’m your hostess, Nadi Abdi, author of Power of the People: The Demon Cleaner book one. Today, we’re talking about book covers. As I learn more about marketing, I’ve learned how important the book cover is as the first piece of marketing in […]

A story is never done, only due

Hello, and welcome to Nadi Abdi’s blog on Writing, Reading, and Politics. I’m your hostess, Nadi Abdi, author of Power of the People: The Demon Cleaner book one. Today, we’re discussing this quote: A story is never done, only due.  Boy! Is this true! It’s the truest truth to ever come out of Truthland. I’m […]

A Trope I Dislike. A Trope I Like.

Hello, and welcome to Nadi Abdi’s blog on Writing, Reading, and Politics. I’m your hostess, Nadi Abdi, author of Power of the People: The Demon Cleaner book one. Today, we’re talking about two tropes: reluctant hero, which I dislike, and found family, which I like.  Getting into reluctant hero. When it’s paired with a superpower […]

What Makes a Good Villain?

Hello, and welcome to Nadi Abdi’s blog on Writing, Reading, and Politics. I’m your hostess, Nadi Abdi, author of Power of the People: The Demon Cleaner book one.  Today, we’re discussing villains. Specifically, basic traits that make a good villain. First, we have to define “good.” Do we mean good as in you’re a bad […]

Black authors, White industry

Hello, and welcome to Nadi Abdi’s blog on Writing, Reading, and Politics. I’m your hostess, Nadi Abdi, author of Power of the People: The Demon Cleaner book one. Today, we’re discussing St. Martin’s Press, the controversy regarding one of their employees, the company’s silence on the issue, and options Black authors have when their publisher […]