Dominique Gibson

Hi! Dominique Gibson is back with another article that I found while I was web surfing. Actually, I found two articles on the website about Traditional Publishing but since I am using my phone, I can only post one website at a time right now. Anyways, I thought about going the traditional publishing route within the last two weeks. I had actually thought about writing the book and sending it to a literary agent.

Until I saw this article I saw about where traditional publishing is going. This just told me that I really needed to second guess if being a hybrid author is for me at the moment.

What You Need To Know About Publishing in 2021

So, just wanted to share the article for info. I am in no way disencouraging writers to go the traditional publishing route, I just wanted to give the article as added info for their brain.

See you soon.

Dominique Gibson

Hi! Dominique Gibson is back with another post, this time with an announcement about my 1099 through Amazon. Last year, I was able to submit a 1099 form from Amazon to file my taxes. I made a total of around twenty-two dollars and some change which I was able to file along with my W-2 that I got from my job. It felt great. Even though I only made a small amount of money, I still felt proud of my work.

This time not so much.

I recently got the message from Amazon on my website saying that since I made less than ten dollars or less than six hundred dollars in royalties that I will not get a 1099. I kind of new this was going to happen considering how COVID-19 greatly impacted my publishing schedule. I didn’t publish anything in 2020. My plan was to publish An Orman’s Allegiance in late 2020 but that just didn’t happen.

Why? COVID-19. Ever since COVID-19 started, I have been in limbo when it came to my daycare job. There have been times where I was at home for months doing online work and wondering if I needed to be prepared for what was to come next. There were times where I would be feeling great but then there were other times where I was feeling low. I was wondering whether I would have a steady paycheck coming in.

That took a toll on me. Even though I was able to write my heart out during all of this, I wasn’t able to publish anything because of it. I wasn’t able to market anything either. I needed to save money in order to pay my bills. The only money I had left was for me to pay for a book coaching course online so that I could help writers write the books they desire and get paid for it in the process.

So I took the plunge. I paid for the course.

Because of COVID-19, I was scared to do much of anything. I paid for some cheap marketing to promote my novels but that was it. And now, I don’t have a 1099 from Amazon because I made less than ten dollars over the course of a year. Am I upset? No.

Maybe this year will be better…

Dominique Gibson

Hello, Dominique Gibson is back with another post. This post in particular relates to my daily stress that i have been going through lately in addition to why I love reading romance.

So, I will admit that I have been through a lot of stress for the last couple of months. For anyone that works in a daycare setting that’s teaching little ones, they already know just how stressful this job can truly be. I have been dealing with toddlers who haven’t been listening lately and been trying my best to find activities for them to do that supports their overall development. I have been dealing with planning lesson plans, doing observations and assessments, planning activities for the children, etc. and overall, my stress level has been on a scale of one to ten, na 11.

I desperately needed a break.

My PTO is just about gone considering my job has been closed down three times for COVID-19, not to mention I had to take three days off of work for a back injury. I can’t afford to take a vacation due to the circumstances right now (I would love to go someplace tropical at the moment to distress). So, what is a girl to do?

Read a romance novel.

But it wasn’t just any romance novel. I wanted to read a contemporary romance novel involving sexy billionaires who had lots of money and can afford to run their own businesses and not have to worry about being poor. I wanted to read about a heroine who can make her own money and doesn’t need the help of the hero for financial help but would take it if it was necessary to keep her or her family afloat until she will be able to obtain the kind of status the hero has. And I knew just what kind of book I wanted to read.

A Harlequin Desire novel.

The book that popped into my mind was Blame it on the Billionaire by Naima Simone. While I want give out the details about the book right now, I will say this is exactly the book I needed for an escape from my everyday world as a toddler teacher right now. Or just as a teacher in general. It has a sexy billionaire as a hero, a strong-willed heroine who will do anything for her family, and a fake marriage that would make a woman like me swoon and wonder: I wish I could be her right now…

That’s why I read romance novels. I need the escape every once in a while…

Dominique Gibson

PS – if you are interested in buying the book, you can purchase it at the following online retailers:

Harlequin: https://www.harlequin.com/shop/books/9781488062698_blame-it-on-the-billionaire.html

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Blame-Billionaire-Blackout-Billionaires-Book-ebook/dp/B07WRLSRS3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3C3HNNUETPQF3&dchild=1&keywords=blame+it+on+the+billionaire+by+naima+simone&qid=1611528437&sprefix=blame+it+on+the+bi%2Caps%2C173&sr=8-1

Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blame-it-on-the-billionaire-naima-simone/1133045750?ean=9781335208903

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/blame-it-on-the-billionaire

There are plenty more retailers. These are just a few!

Hi! Dominique Gibson is back again with a short announcement to all of my email subscribers. I have just finished the January 2021 edition of The Gibson Newsletter for the new year. Please check your email to make sure you have received it! For all of my other viewers, you will receive the newsletter later on in the month so stay tuned.

See you soon.

Dominique Gibson

Hi! Dominique Gibson is back with the latest update on An Orman’s Allegiance the third book in the Truson S.E.T. series and the final book in the Ormans Trilogy. After a couple of weeks of working feverishly to rewrite the third pass of An Orman’s Allegiance, I finally submitted the latest rewrite to Judy Roth for her review. My hope is that I will be able to review her final notes so that I will be able to finally publish my book and set it on preorder for a couple of readers to review.

Fingers crossed!

See you soon.

Dominique Gibson