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Jul.14.2009
I began this blog in the afterglow of finishing my NaNoWriMo novel, and then promptly abandonded it because I was too busy writing and querying agents on various projects.
Recently, I decided to take an entirely new direction. I intend to self-publish, using CreateSpace for novels and my blog for...
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Jul.06.2009
This Boston Globe article on a Vermont independent bookstore offers a glimpse of what our future bookstores might look like — and it actually paints a pretty nice picture.
Imagine your local indie bookstore with “all the classic trappings: exposed beams, wood tables stacked with hardcover...
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Jun.18.2009
There’s a perfect storm brewing: publishers less willing to take chances and emerging media making it easier for writers to reach readers.
Introducing a collection of successful indie authors: Backword Books
Backword Books is a collective of independently published authors, some whose names you...
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May.04.2009
I'm going to illustrate this blog post with a simple tale springing from ranch life. This is a true story, obviously, since those are photos. This is The Day Corcovado Learned to Load and Unload from a Trailer. Note that the horse is not freaking out, pitching a fit, or tramping his...
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Apr.11.2009
I desperately meant to post this earlier however several things got in the way. First was the work thing, apparently writing blogs at work is frowned upon. Then there is the fact that Thailand is hot. Hot is my kryptonite, as is cold, rainy, and days that end with the letter “Y”. There was however...
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Mar.24.2009
SPR has published a couple of my pieces recently:
"One of the Many Author Sins I'm Most Enjoying," and also "But, They Do Judge a Book by Its Cover," an interview with book cover designer Cathi Stevensen. Some informative stuff, there, about what people look for in a cover, why...
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Mar.09.2009
Among the most popular and most sought after books published, self-help books right now are very much in demand and seem to be well replacing the How To genre book of all times. When a reader chooses a self-help book, it doesn’t necessarily mean there is something wrong with her. It is based on...
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Jan.19.2009
Everything is a go.
I've edited my book very carefully. I've checked, and checked again. I'm ready to publish! Hooray!!
I'm a self-publisher. Editing my own work is the only way open to me at this stage in my writing. I may never achieve what I want in any other way. At least I'll be able to hawk...
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