If there is one thing that many independent and amateur writers fall for is the idea that their particular genre or idea for a novel will be an instant best seller. As I write this I imagine billions of writers out there toiling away at novels they deeply believe are books that people will want … Continue reading »
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Brick and Mortar Book Stores: Dreams Gone By
Today I read an article about the future of the brick and mortar book store and even though the self-publishing boon may be calming down to some degree, the dreams that I had of seeing a row of my books on the shelves of Barnes & Noble or another store like that may be long … Continue reading »
Podcast Preview: Why Self Publish?
On the Fridays before our new podcast episode airs, I will be writing a little blog preview of what we will be discussing on the show. I absolutely love the podcast idea, and it has been so much fun creating them. The podcasts debut on every other weekend, so hop on over to iTunes and … Continue reading »
Today’s Birthday Gift Was Amazing!
Today I turned 42 years old, and jokingly I tell my friends that I am now the meaning of life, the universe and everything. As we get older, birthdays invariably run together, and we only celebrate the decades. I remember as a child I anxiously awaited my birthday because there would probably be a party … Continue reading »
The Next Big Thing: What I’m Doing Next
Olivia Boler over at Oliviaboler.com invited me to be a part of a blog chain that introduces the premise of my latest work while promoting her blog and five other blogs of writers like myself. I have posted the blogs of these writers after my little Q&A session, and hope that you will go over … Continue reading »
One Book Every Self-Publisher Needs to Devour
I just finished reading a book by Guy Kawasaki and Shawn Welch that is everything a self-publisher needs to know about self-publishing and how to be successful in that area. It’s called APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur-How to Publish a Book. Basically, it is a book written by someone who knows the industry and how it works, … Continue reading »
E-Publishing Predictions for 2013
Today I received an e-mail update from Mark Coker because I am a Smashwords member (that is, I have published to Smashwords and they see fit to send updates my way about their company). Mark Coker, president of Smashwords.com, which is a wonderful vehicle for self publishers to publish their work for free in every format … Continue reading »
Vanity vs. Self-Publishing: Is There a Difference?
There is definitely a stigma about using a “vanity press” or a publishing house that charges big bucks (usually) to publish a book that an author has written. For years, a “vanity press” has been seen by industry leaders as a press that will publish anyone at all who has enough money, particularly people who … Continue reading »
Recorded Our First Podcast: Fanboys on Fiction
Well, we did it. We have two episodes in the can and plan to release even more as the year goes on. I now have my own podcast to debut on Sunday night if all goes according to plan. It’s all part of my many step plan to build my platform as a writer, and … Continue reading »
This Writer’s New Year’s Resolutions
It’s a new year. Yesterday was a retrospect on what I have done, and today shall be a list of things I hope to accomplish in 2013. So here goes: 1. Podcast – Very soon (tomorrow to be exact) I will collaborate with another indie writer friend of mine, Ryan McKinley, (writer of The Pirate … Continue reading »
