Category: marketing
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Getting an Agent
A literary agent is a professional representative who acts as the bridge between a writer and the publishing industry.
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Which cover should I use?
I am finishing up the first draft of my novel, Normous, which is the latest in my Consortium sci-fi saga. Which cover should I use?
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Writing Life Update: January 2026
I’m almost done with my current draft of Normous, the next episode of my Consortium series.
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The Consortium Saga Omnibus hardcover now available on B&N
Up until now I had placed the ebook version of The Consortium Saga: Omnibus on Barnes and Noble online bookstore. Now the hardcover version is available. Check it out. Here are all my books on Barnes and Noble.com. And here are all the other bookstores where it’s ready for purchase. Cover design by Diren Yardimli…
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Should You Bundle Your Books?
For the past few months, I had been playing with the idea of bundling the books in my Consortium series I’ve written so far. I had already bought a pre-made cover from bookcoverzone.com, so I thought ‘what the heck.’ It’s gone more smoothly than I thought possible. One thing I’ve done is put the book…
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Friday’s Findings: Books on Writing
I’d like to share two books on writing I’ve recently purchased: Save the Cat Writes a Young Adult Novel by Jessica Brody Brody expounds on the Save the Cat beats with young adult novel examples. Even if you don’t write YA novels, or even if you are a pantser, you can probably mine out some…
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Friday’s Findings: Plot and Story
I’ve been trying to wrap my head around the concepts of the difference between plot and story. The simplest, bare-bones definitions is this: plot is what happens on the surface and story is what happens on the inside. Plot is the physical action and events. Story is the internal thoughts, themes and conflicts of the…
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Friday’s Findings: Screenplay Writing with Tony Acree
Last week, I attended a short workshop on screenplay writing. Tony Acree, author and publisher, has turned his novel, The Hand of God, into a screenplay. He talked about what he has learned as he gets it turned into a movie. With his permission, I’ve summarized his main points: Video of Acree’s presentation. Here are…
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Should I Use Kindle Create? Barnes & Noble Press?
Some quick tips on using Kindle Create and Barnes and Noble Press: I am about to release my novella Traption and I have been preparing it in Kindle Create. So the question is: should you Kindle Create to get your books on Amazon.com? Do I have to use Kindle Create or Barnes and Noble Press?…
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