The First Word(s)
I follow several writing and author discussion forums. I’m mostly a stalker, watching what others ask and then following as the next fifty posts go from informative and morph into […]
OneThing Leads to Another
I’ve spent a few years writing my book, with many stops and starts. During that time I’ve done a lot of research into the brave new world of self-publishing. Well, […]
South Coast Video Trailer
In researching ways to self promote the new book I came across the new world of video trailers for books. It seemed odd at first, but then looking around the […]
Self-Publishing is the New Photography
Once ‘professional’ level digital cameras came down to prices accessible to the masses, everyone is a photographer. Just peruse Craigslist for your city and you’ll find dozens of people offering […]
To Live Or Not To Live, that's not it…
To exist or not to exist… To act or not to act… To be or not to be… there we go. Did Billy Shakespeare have an editor? Did editors exist […]
The South Coast
I met with my editor over the weekend and have handed off all of the files for her to begin her process of tearing apart everything I have put together, […]
To Print or Not To Print
Self-publishing has come a long way. Not too long ago it was an expensive venture which included paying for the designing and printing of the books yourself, likely to have […]
Not the next great American novel
I’m not writing the next great American novel. That’s for writers like Barbara Kingsolver. I enjoy reading the big novels, but I also really enjoy reading fun books, which is […]
Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur
A friend referred me to an invaluable resource last week and I spent the long weekend reading it, in my free time between family and the usual suburban duties of […]
What's in a name?
My main character’s name is taken from someone I know. I don’t know him well, but know relatives and friend’s of his well. I’ve contacted him to let him know […]