How to Find the Best Independent Editor for You Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose. —Kris Kristopherson, “Me and Bobby McGee” Spend one day being a troll Be as obnoxious as humanly possible online. Go around arguing with people on their own sites, expressing opinions they won’t… Read more“10 Things To Do To Become a Better Writer in 10 Days”
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Getting back in the saddle, with a peek at copyright law
The pen is mightier than the sword. —Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy Hey, guys, it’s been two mighty quick weeks of vacation, and I’m back from the Pacific Northwest. It was summer there. It might even have been summer here, too, but it was not when we left, and… Read more“Getting back in the saddle, with a peek at copyright law”
6 Personality Types Who Will Succeed as Writers
Never doubt that thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has.—Margaret Mead Monday you got the bad news. Now you get the good news. You’re very welcome! THE DILIGENT: those who sit down and write Natalie Goldberg immortalized it without words, the… Read more“6 Personality Types <i>Who Will Succeed</i> as Writers”
6 Personality Types Who Will Fail as Writers
You folks have seen them out there. You could hardly miss them. But why are they going to fail? THE WHINY: those who throw hissy fits when writing advice is hard on their tender egos These are the people who write back to agents who send them rejection letters. You… Read more“6 Personality Types Who Will Fail as Writers”
Interviewing Donald Maass & Lisa Rector
Independent editors definitely are part of the publishing landscape now. Is it an extra burden of expense for writers? You can look at it that way, or you can see it as a level of professional help that was never before available.—Donald Maass, Donald Maass Literary Agency Welcome to June,… Read more“Interviewing Donald Maass & Lisa Rector”
8 Ways Your Story Needs to be Tweaked
Your characters need to be more distinct from each other. We all have different personalities out here. We want to identify with one character. If you make us look less-than-unique, we will get bored and decide you don’t understand us. Your plot needs to be more solidly structured. Cause. And… Read more“8 Ways Your Story Needs to be Tweaked”
Swinging between Amazon and Apple with the ebook publishers
You’ve got to give Jeff Bezos credit for cojones, if not business savvy. The guy still hasn’t learned to stay off the trapeze without a net. Motoko Rich of the NY Times and Christina Warren of Mashable both report this week that Amazon is back to swinging wildly from the… Read more“Swinging between Amazon and Apple with the ebook publishers”
Voting on my book cover
Okay, guys. I need your help. We’ve been tinkering with the cover. This is one of the beauties of indie publishing (although I’ve been advised today that that’s a misleading term. . .authors who publish themselves are, technically, self-publishers and small publishers who publish other people are indie—although unless you… Read more“Voting on my book cover”
Editing my own book, today on She Writes
My guest post on She Writes for today is on the editing of THE ART & CRAFT OF FICTION. How’s it going? Well, it’s going. . .
Silent Sorority: the second self-publishing interview
Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos independently published her book, Silent Sorority, on April 18, 2009, after eighteen months of approaching traditional publishers from her background as a professional marketer. She did her due diligence, spent five years writing her book, hired an editor and designer, identified her unique, focused market, and blogged… Read more“<em>Silent Sorority:</em> the second self-publishing interview”