Category: marketing

  • A Sneak Peek into How I Set Up My Scrivener for Writing Fiction

    A Sneak Peek into How I Set Up My Scrivener for Writing Fiction

    If you are a writer–either a veteran or an aspiring or somewhere in-between–you’ve probably heard other writers gush over the writing software named Scrivener. When I finally purchased it, I said to myself, “I should have started using Scrivener sooner.” Most fans of Scrivener agree. The best part of Scrivener is its versatility. You can…

  • Should I Continue to Read Their Works?

    Should I Continue to Read Their Works?

    Note: In the rough draft of this posting, I included the names of the authors I speak about. I decided to take out the names. The reader may already know the situation. I changed my mind so as to keep the focus on the question I am asking myself: do I want to continue reading…

  • Epiphanies in Writing, Part 3: Marketing your Novel

    Epiphanies in Writing, Part 3: Marketing your Novel

      Anyone involved in the publishing industry  knows  it changes daily. I worked at a publishing house in the early nineties and then again in the 2010’s and comparing and contrasting my two stints capsulizes what is happening all over the world: we’re becoming a digitalized culture. No surprise there, but it was fascinating to…

  • Friday’s Findings 04.13.18

    Friday’s Findings 04.13.18

    Here are some articles on writing I’ve read lately: Saying Goodbye to That WIP: When it’s Okay to Give Up on a Writing Project Are You Telegraphing Your Plot? Middle Scenes: A Non-Linear Approach How Self-Publishing Made Today’s Small Independent Presses Possible Start writing, no matter what View my Consortium SF Series at Amazon.

  • Friday’s Findings 03.30.18

    Friday’s Findings 03.30.18

    Here are some articles on writing I’ve read lately: How Do You Find Time To Write? Essential Writing Advice from Virginia Woolf Frame Your Scene with Essay Structure How to Increase Your Income as a Fiction Writer in 2018 Visual Thinking View my Consortium SF Series at Amazon.  

  • My Facebook Author Page Is Greenlit

    My Facebook Author Page Is Greenlit

    It took me a while, but I finally created an Author’s Page on Facebook. I’m not sure why I waited–I think I subconsciously wanted to have at least a couple of episodes out beforehand. Now that episode 2 is available, I went ahead and did the deed. So, I’m inviting you to “LIKE” my author’s…

  • Friday’s Findings 03.16.18

    Friday’s Findings 03.16.18

    Here are some articles on writing I’ve read lately: 15 Reasons Why Your Book Isn’t Selling What writing rules do you live by (and which ones do you break)? Re-reading your work 3 Ways to Quit Waiting for “Perfect” Writing Conditions Exercising is a good analogy for writing View my Consortium SF Series at Amazon.

  • Review of Omniorb

    Review of Omniorb

    Here’s what’s happening with my books: Sandy, from her blog, Feed My Biblio-Diction, gave Omniorb a good review. See the review here. Sandy also placed her review on Amazon and Goodreads. Advocate: Consortium, Episode 2, is released tomorrow. LibraryThing is listing my books for free giveaways. Omniorb is available to read for free on Kindle…

  • Consortium: The Books

    Consortium: The Books

    The Consortium. A supposed “utopia” where thousands of planets benefit from financial and cultural unity. Where neurological experiences and emotions are converted to energy via mysterious orbs. Where travel from one end of the galaxy to the other in mere hours is possible thanks to the dimension called The WhereHow. Where a mysterious being named…