Category: publishing
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Author Interview: Dave Creek
Dave Creek and I follow each other on Twitter. He is a former television journalist who lives in Louisville, Kentucky with his wife Dana, Corgi/Jack Russell Terrier mix Ziggy Stardog, and polydactyl cat Hemmie. How did you decide to become an author? Like so many people who get into this, I began reading the science…
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Author Interview: John Paul Catton
John Paul Catton and I follow each other on Twitter. He is the author of adventurous alternative histories and uncanny urban fantasy and lives in Tokyo, Japan. How did you decide to become an author? I had been reading books and comic books ever since I was old enough to read. I studied Literature and…
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Friday’s Findings 06.08.18
Here are some articles on writing I’ve read lately: 8 Ways to Increase Your Writing Prowess 4 Networking Strategies for Authors Who Hate Networking Writing Is Not Hard Four Pillars Linking Character to Plot Does Your Writing Pass The “Slow Read” Test? Explore the Consortium …
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My Reading: Past, Present and Future 05.17.18
Past: Iron Gold (audio) by Pierce Brown Finished this fourth installment of the Red Rising series. While the first three complete a story, this latest addition picks up ten years later. While the protagonist, Darrow au Andromedus, has laid the foundation for a republic where all are equal, he still has the Ash Lord to face.…
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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…
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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…
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Cover Preview for Episode 3
Consortium, Episode 3: WHEREHOW is still in production, but I wanted to give a preview of the cover. In this episode, more is revealed about the dimension called the WhereHow. Also, the mysterious WhereHow dwellers called the Xyce are in full force and attack everyone’s favorite space vacation cruiser The Planned Happenstance. From past episodes,…
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My Reading: Past, Present and Future 04.23.18
Past: Recently read books Present: Currently reading books Future: On my to-read list. But will I? Past: Library of Souls (ebook) by Ranson Riggs Library of Souls is the third installment of Riggs’s Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. I have to admit, when I started the first book, I was expecting something different. By…
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Author Interview: Amy Metz
I met Amy Metz at an Indie Authors event last fall where she offered advice to aspiring authors on self-publishing. She is the creator of the Goose Pimple Junction Mystery Series. How did you decide to become an author? It just kind of happened. I was 48 when my mother was diagnosed with dementia,…
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