About Getting Started. Due to many requests, I’m revisiting ‘getting started with marketing’. After the first three posts, several readers said: I don’t have any fans, I don’t have any followers, I’m not known in any reader-forums, how do I start? I breezed past some basics in the last post Part 3 by saying that your […]
Do You Like Changes?
Ever been through big changes at the wrong time but for the right reasons? Check my latest book. What changed? Oh, the title, the main character, the voice, a couple surnames, that kind of thing. I published Bring It, the compiled episodes of the serialized thriller formerly known as Trench Coats, with all those changes […]
Marketing for You, the Indie Writer – Part 1
Why do I shy away when people ask me for specific help marketing their books? After all, I am the guy who brags in forums and Facebook comments about having thirty years of sales and marketing background*, right? Because marketing is both harder and easier than people believe. It’s hard to get right. It’s easy […]
You Asked for it, you got it: More Jacob!
I’ve heard from many fans about how much they like Jacob. He’s dauntless in war, despicable in love, devious in strategy, and all that other hero-stuff. In other words, he’s the kind of guy you’d like to hang out with; especially if a fight breaks out. So, Episode VI is all Jacob, all the time. In keeping […]
Cross-training the Creative Brain -or- Reviewing ePublishing Tools
When asked, Lee Child offered this advice for writers, “Writing is a solitary vision.” Taken to the extreme, like solitary confinement or being stranded on a deserted island (both of which I’ve scratched off my bucket list)*, solitude can drive you mad. How should a creative person keep sharp while seeking his vision? Due to […]
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