Tag: authors
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The Results Are In
Thanks to all who took last week’s poll. Since I’m a book reviewer/blogger, among other things, I wanted to see if I was far afield from what readers have before them. So now I can breathe easy: The votes were fairly evenly divided between Literary Fiction General Fiction by lesser or unknown writers Whodunits/Suspense genre…
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‘This Did Something Powerful to Me’: Authors’ Favorite First Lines of Books/The Atlantic
We could all learn something here about what makes a novel tick for the reader. The Atlantic Visit my website here, where you’ll have an opportunity to download an audio eversion of my latest, Sam’s Place, as well as select book review podcasts. Then there’s my FB Fan Page here. On both you’ll find more on ideas and events that…
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Doing It Your Way
Bob Mayer is a prominent proponent of DIY publishing, particularly going the digital route. He's not a disgruntled, failed writer, but one who understands – better than the traditional pub biz – the new publishing and its dynamics. In a recent blog post, Mayer details a few predictions for the new year – and beyond. …
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The Millions : Do it Yourself: Self-Published Authors Take Matters Into Their Own Hands
This is a reblog from The Millions, pointing out from different perspectives the new reality in publishing. It's entrepreneurial, and it cuts every publishing step between the writing and the customers' reading. But there are dangers, too. A must-read: image via susankmorgan.com 1. More than a few times, my father has waxed lyrical about my…
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Spam clogging Amazon’s Kindle self-publishing | Reuters
For you adventurous, non-traditionally published authors, this word of caution: Thousands of digital books, called ebooks, are being published through Amazon's self-publishing system each month. Many are not written in the traditional sense. via www.reuters.com