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Sep.12.2011
The breeze off the Atlantic on Sea Island, Georgia at sunset carried the sound of bagpipes, a local tradition. In front of me, a lush green lawn fell away to the shore as Old Glory fluttered nearby and then was retired for the evening. I was sitting in an...
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Sep.12.2011
I know for most of us that this is a very touchy subject.
I just got off of the phone with my femme fatale after a heavy-duty blow out. She firmly believes that I should be giving away as many copies of my titles as is sanely viable. In certain instances I agree, but I carefully consider the...
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Sep.08.2011
I'm continuing my "All About Characters" seminar at Coffee Time Romance with a discussion of the various types of characters today: Stars, Supporting Cast, Extras, Walk-ons and Spear Carriers. Please drop by. But don't forget to come back.
The big switch in publishing is into digital formats...
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Sep.05.2011
Browsing in a West Los Angeles Barnes & Noble store I pondered another reason why eBooks are outselling (or in the process of outselling, depending which statistics you quote) physical books:
I had seen the full-page advertisement in The New Yorker for the paperback edition of Ken Follett’s...
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Aug.26.2011
The world's biggest bookseller, Amazon, has a policy not to carry material with offensive content. In their policy description, they say, 'What we deem offensive is probably about what you would expect'. This seems like a bit of a surface skimmer for such a large international...
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Aug.23.2011
Still free, a week later! Blackbird Fly is free for your Kindle on Amazon.com. Yes, after over 45,000 downloads it still keeps on ticking. Get yours now before it goes back to a real price. Here's what one of the latest reviewers said:
"It is a beautiful story set in France with mystery, love, and...
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Aug.17.2011
John Huston, Frank Capra, and John Ford will be among the legendary directors honored in 2012 by the U.S. Postal Service. A fourth director will be selected later in the year. If the postal service is listening, I vote for Michael Curtiz (The Adventures of Robin Hood, Casablanca).
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Aug.15.2011
Before today's writing tips, I wanted to share a link to something I wrote recently for Scribd.com - hope you like it: http://www.scribd.com/doc/57061311/ROBONOYANCES
Now then, more advice - this time from Roddy Doyle.
1 Do not place a photograph of your favourite author on your desk,...
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Aug.10.2011
A year or so ago, Amazon knuckled under to the big publishers and agreed not to discount their ebooks any more. It was a tough decision and Amazon hung out as long as possible, but in the eleventh hour there was nothing to do but bow the head and take it like a big corporation should. It was tough...
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Aug.02.2011
Authors are making millions by selling their books for 99 cents. Click here to read my blog.
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