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Mar.23.2013 Reality Check? In the January/February issue of Poets & Writers magazine, poet and critic Reagan Upshaw delivers four pages of put-downs (disguised as advice) devised to dissuade poets from stepping on the literary playing field. Upshaw begins “Reality Check / A simple self-publishing plan,” with...	Feb.28.2013 Book Promotion Boot Camp When the six week advance sales period for The Glass Sponge began in January, I thought I’d already established an above average social media presence. I thought Amish web designers would drool over my carefully crafted writer’s platform. Wednesday, March 6th is the last day of advance sales for...
Feb.11.2013 Don't Have 17,000 Years If it were the 1960's, the foster children I help might sing me this song... "Help me if you can I'm feeling downand I do appreciate you coming round.Help me get my feet back on the ground.Won't you please, please help me, help me, help me..." Glass Sponges can live for 17,000 years but the...	Feb.05.2013 Lessons Learned I participated in my first Author Book Signing Event on February 2, 2013. The most important thing I learned, while promoting and selling advance copies of The Glass Sponge, was I had no idea I’d be hounded by other authors trying to sell their books to me. Two authors practiced their hard...
Jan.21.2013 Resilience-The Glass Sponge FINISHING LINE PRESS Proudly announces the publication of THE GLASS SPONGE BY JULIE “JULES” JACOB “In this strong and vulnerable collection of poetry, the poet spins out a thoughtful imagery of innocence and culpability, for (and of) ‘the users and the abused’. Salvation by imagination...	Oct.16.2012 Where's my Secretary? I’m spending more time than usual at my computer—turns out there are multiple matters to attend to after your book is accepted for publication. They’re taking as much time as writing the book. Half of my current writing time is spent typing lists. I’ve got mailing lists, a list of committed buyers...
Oct.11.2012 The Glass Sponge Publication I’m pleased to announce The Glass Sponge was selected as a semi-finalist in the 2012 New Women’s Voices Chapbook Competition and will be published by Finishing Line Press with their 2013 releases. I’m extremely pleased to announce, in cooperation with Finishing Line Press and CASA of SW...