Came across this article from Chuck Wendig today. Steve Weddle talks about e-book pricing from a reader’s perspective and compares it to pricing in stores. The article eBooks Bought, Never Read is definitely worth a read — especially if you’re an author unfamiliar with retail from the business side of things. When you offer folks […]
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Deep Thoughts (Not Deep Old Ones)
Been in a very contemplative mood lately, in part because I’ve been focusing on background work for a novel, some re-organization (although my office is currently a disaster zone) and my fascination with the Occupy movement. It’s hard to talk about Occupy without getting political, but the reason why I’m interested in what’s happening is […]
The Juggling Writer’s Social Media Blackout
Inspired by my 100 Day social media black-out experiment, author Christopher Joglund took the plunge and lived to tell the tale in two articles. The first is his initial wrap-up titled: 101 Days Without Social Media. The second is: After the Social Media Break. There are a few things that really stood out to me […]
[Photo] Haunted Reading
Last night, I attended a reading of HAUNTED: 11 Tales of Ghostly Horror with four of our authors. Pictured (from left to right) the esteemed George Beaverson, yours truly, the fabulous Jason L Blair, the supreme Alex Bledsoe and the witty Bill Bodden. Thanks to A Room of One’s Own for hosting the reading. Fun […]
Having a Saleable Novel Doesn’t Make You a Sell-Out
I was at a writer’s conference this past weekend called A Weekend With Your Novel. These are the same folks who put together Write By The Lake and other, similar programs. I had taken a class from Christine DeSmet way back in the day, when I was in college, and was familiar with the depth […]