Author, Publisher, Editor
"HOW MUCH?" I could virtually feel the incensed outrage of the author who last asked me this question, after I referred them to my editing page. They were not the first to feel this way, and won't be the last either. I know they didn't mean to come across as rude, and they didn't mean …
My dear friends, it's Sunday, and I was going to take a break from blogging. It almost worked! I was just ambling along in the blogosphere, and tripped over a very edifying discussion between an author and her publisher, Kensington Publishing Corp. Delilah Marvelle is setting things into perspective with great wit and finesse here. …
This morning I read an article on D.M. Kilgore's blog. It made me wiser by far. I have two words for you: read it! It goes like this: Why, if that was your kid you'd bust that butt and tell her to stop acting like a cry-baby! Geesh. You slip a disapproving glance their way and the mother drops …
I've poked my head out of my writing cave for a few minutes, having finished work on my Valentine's Day release, Not Juliet. Yes, it's done! Ok, back to business. I was seeking reassurance, I suppose, that my work would compete on the same level with all the others out there, and that quality will …
Continue reading "Equality, you say? Not if you’re an indie!"
Many of you know that one of the things I wish to do is provide a wide range of resources for authors and authors-to-be, so that, at a glance, simple yet popular issues could be clarified in one minute flat. Issues such as customary phrases people get wrong on a regular basis, for example. Some …
Is it only me, or have all of you been brainwashed with the same 'be nice' repetitive stanza until that's all that rolls around in your heads anymore? No, I don't blame you! How could I? I got the same treatment, and only recently discovered that ingrained idea needs a little adjustment. It was probably …
Continue reading "Publishing, Human Nature and a Question of Ethics"
Just a quick note to share an interesting post on an indie author's experience on marketing, complete with valuable information on review providers - all from an indie's perspective. Come and see. Meet Dan O'Brien.
