Publishing — A Self-Publishing Adventure Part 1
Last weekend I was in Florida and had the joy of eating dinner with my cousin, Joel Goldman. Joel is a successful mid-list author in the mystery/thriller genre. Funny thing, though. His publisher is...
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A little over a decade ago, my in-laws decided to have a new house built. They worked with an architect and contractors and everybody else required, and over many months, they succeeded. It’s a...
View ArticlePublishing — A Self-Publishing Adventure Part 3
Well, release day is just around the corner (June 29th), and today, we’re talking about covers. Covers are, of course, a subject of huge excitement and fear — especially if you decide to do it...
View ArticleOn Publishing: What is the Right Price for an E-Book?
A recent discussion on a listserv I share with a large group of professional genre writers has had me thinking for days now. There was one comment in particular made by a long-time pro with an...
View ArticleMaking Money Mondays – Removing Obstacles & Download Cards
I mentioned Ebook Download Cards in my last post, and we’ll talk about those in more depth today, but before we get granular, I wanted to talk about why we care about things like ebook download cards,...
View ArticleIt’s Supposed To Be A Living
“Why should we have to pay for the stories in your head?” Last week, Facebook was buzzing over an incident with a romance author who received a horrible message from a “fan”. The woman had purchased...
View ArticleMaking Connections: Doing Business At Conventions
Last weekend, I was at Balticon. This coming weekend, I’ll be at ConCarolinas, and then after that, Origins Gaming Fair. From there on in, the summer’s pretty busy: Congregate, Confluence, LibertyCon...
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