Many of us are doing NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). If you’ve been following this blog the last two weeks, then you probably know I’ve had a horrific case of the flu. While this does mean I’ve sidelined editing (have to have higher thinking skills) and teaching (kind of need a voice) this has not …
Category: Publishing
Nov 09 2015
3 Myths Writers Need to Ditch Like a Bad Ex
Thing is, we have to be really, really careful that as artists we are not perpetuating the very behavior that pisses us off. We like getting paid for our work. We work really really hard and expect (rightfully) that we should be rewarded for doing so.
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Nov 04 2015
Move Over Barnes & Noble, Hello Amazon Brick-and-Mortar—Bringing Back the Bookstore Only Better
But Amazon knows who is selling. It has the data. It also knows not all areas have the same tastes in books. What if you could strategically stock every store? Wait! Now, you can.
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Sep 25 2015
Why Our Author Brand is More Important than Ever Before
For the past few months I’ve been focused on writing and not on social media. Hey, even the Social Media Jedi can get burnout đ . But now we’re going to shift gears because, aside from writing the actual book, social media (branding) is the biggest part of our job. And I can hear the …
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Apr 10 2015
What to Do When You Absolutely, Positively NEED a Pen Name
Yes, there ARE good cases for having a nom de plume.
There are probably as many reasons TO have a pen name as not, but it will be extra work. If you are okay with that? Sally forth!
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