My Little Publishing Adventure - Saoirse Schad

Everything I did wrong when I published my first novel. A pair of glasses rests on an open book.

I just published my first book: here’s everything I did wrong

Saoirse Schad5th November 2023

Recently, I became a published author but, like so many...

This blog is part of a series by mental health writer and Dear Blue Author, Saoirse Schad. Pictured: a laptop covered in sticky notes sitting on a picnic table outdoors

My book is with my editor and I’m in hell

Saoirse Schad29th August 2023

Hiring a professional editor was perhaps the most important step...

This blog is part of a series by mental health writer and Dear Blue Author, Saoirse Schad. Pictured: a girl wearing a wool jumper and jeans reads a book, her long hair falling over her shoulder.

I may have to skip beta readers

Saoirse Schad9th August 2023

It breaks my heart to say this but my schedule...

Part of a series by mental health writer and Dear Blue Author, Saoirse Schad: pink and purple flowers between the pages of a hardbound book.

My ending needs work

Saoirse Schad31st July 2023

I’m still deep in revisions and I’ve just discovered that...

Mental health author Saoirse Schad smiles at the camera in a radio studio behind host Marlon Jimenez-Compton

Author photos, press releases and media appearances, oh my!

Saoirse Schad25th July 2023

The road to authorhood is one paved with admin. Mostly,...

Girl sitting against a white brick wall, working on revisions on a pink laptop surrounded by books and coffee

Revisions are kicking my butt

Saoirse Schad18th July 2023

When Bernard Malamud said “revisions are one of the exquisite...

Close up of colourful typewriter with the words 'my little publishing adventure' in the centre foreground

The Adventure Begins

Saoirse Schad12th June 2023

Welcome to the next chapter of the big adventure that...