Becoming a Successful Author as a Stay-at-Home Mom with Mercedes Yardley
Mercedes Yardley knows how to become a successful author as a stay-at-home mom. With a husband working and a child requiring special needs, Yardley took up writing as an emotional outlet, and her thrilling style soon became recognized. She won the Bram Stoker Award in 2015 for her psychological horror novella, Little Dead Red, and wrote the Stabby Award-winning Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Love. She is also a member of the Horror Writers Association and co-chair of the Las Vegas HWA Chapter. Mercedes currently lives in Las Vegas with her family and rescue animals.
From Amazon.com:
Mercedes M. Yardley is a whimsical dark fantasist who wears poisonous flowers in her hair. She is the author of many diverse works, including Beautiful Sorrows, Pretty Little Dead Girls: A Novel of Murder and Whimsy, and the Stabby Award-winning Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Love.
She recently won the prestigious Bram Stoker Award for her realistic horror story Little Dead Red and was a Bram Stoker finalist for her short story “Loving You Darkly.” Mercedes lives and creates in Las Vegas with her family and menagerie of battle-scarred, rescued animal familiars. She is represented by Italia Gandolfo of Gandolfo Helin and Fountain Literary Management.
Whether you’re traditionally published or indie, writing a good book is only the first step in becoming a successful author. The days of just turning a manuscript into your editor and walking away are gone. If you want to succeed in today’s publishing world, you need to understand every aspect of the business – editing, formatting, marketing, contracts. It all starts with a good book, then the real work begins.
Join international bestselling author J.D. Barker and indie powerhouse, J. Thorn, as they gain unique insight and valuable advice from the most prolific and accomplished authors in the business.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
- How Mercedes writes while taking care of her child
- Why writing is a great emotional outlet
- How to adapt to an irregular work day
- If hiring an administrative team is right for you
- How to achieve the optimal writer’s headspace
Links:
J. D. Barker – http://jdbarker.com/
J. Thorn – https://theauthorlife.com/
Mercedes Yardley – https://mercedesmyardley.com/
Little Dead Red by Mercedes Yardley – https://books2read.com/littledeadred
Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Love by Mercedes Yardley – https://books2read.com/atomiclove
Music by Nicorus – https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep
Voice Over by Rick Ganley – http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio – http://www.millpondstudio.com
Contact – https://writersinkpodcast.com/dev/contact/
*Full disclosure: Some of the links are affiliate links.
Kim
5 years ago
Great interview! It really resonated with me. I can relate to feeling like you must delay writing because you are a mom and have responsibilities. There are a lot more resources these days for stay-at-home moms who want to write. When mine was little, I had nothing. I love how she modeled for her daughters that it was important to go to school and to continue to grow and learn. It’s important for kids, especially girls, to see the women in their lives doing things like that.
Watch out for the scorpions! They sting and it’s not pleasant. You can even get sick, at least with the ones here in the Sonoran Desert. Steer clear of them.
J. Thorn
5 years ago
Thanks, Kim! I agree in that Mercedes is a great role model for her daughters and for others.
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