Two-Time Debutante
Question: When is a “debut author” not a debut author? I recently saw an ad for a new book by a “debut author.” Amazon was flogging this book hard, and the publisher had placed adverts in the trades...
View ArticleUnexpected Interest
Sometimes, the word “interesting” isn’t enough. This weekend past, as well as being sad, stressful, productive, lazy, and maddening, was also interesting. It was the 31st anniversary of my wedding. It...
View ArticleTrial Balloon: Boosting a Post
Facebook adverts don't cost much, but what can you expect? I learned a lot from one small experiment.
View ArticlePersistence
Four years ago, I wrote "The Book of Solomon," a short story, and started sending it out to markets. After a year an a half of submit-reject-rewrite-resubmit, I called it a day and put the story in the...
View ArticleOf Bushels and Lamps
“Has John read your books?” “I don’t know.” “What do you mean? You guys talk about books all the time.” “Well, sure. But not about my books.” The above snippet of dialogue is verbatim from this past...
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