There are definitely some days when being a writer is interesting, and others when it is absolutely fun. Then there are other days when it makes you rethink your whole life. Others, you are disappointed. You’re disappointed when you are…
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Working through disappointments
Tagged with: Author, Disappointment, Publishing, Publishing and Printing, Self-publishing, Writers Resources
Posted in New stuff
Posted in New stuff
Self-publishing equals lazy?
Recently I read a story on The Guardian about the reaction to Sue Grafton‘s accusation that self-publishing equals laziness. Well, actually, she said: ” ‘…that’s as good as admitting you’re too lazy to do the hard work.’ The self-published books…
Tagged with: Adam Croft, Guardian, Publishing, self publishers, Self-publishing, Sue Grafton, traditional publishing, writing
Posted in notes
Posted in notes
Quality in e-books: is it really so hard?
I think anyone who has bought some 99 cent ebooks off of Amazon or even bought these books while they were offered free for a weekend has noticed a disturbing problem with them: often times, the formatting/grammar/spelling – in short,…
Tagged with: Amazon, Creative Penn, E-book, Ebook, ebook sellers, grammar errors, proofing, proofreading, Publishing, quality, Quality control, Self-publishing, Smashwords, writing, writing process
Posted in Grammar, Intrigues
Posted in Grammar, Intrigues
How do you decide on a novel’s title?
After my first novel was published, I had a plan for the trilogy. That included their titles, or so I thought. My first novel is title Into Fire. I wanted the titles to be along those same lines, so the…
Author Interview: Stacy Eaton
Today is my first author interview on my blog. I’m very excited to have had a chance to work with Stacy Eaton, author of the My Blood Runs Blue series. Stacy hosted me on her blog last Wednesday, and I’m…
Tagged with: Author, Outskirts Press, Publishing, Reading (process), Stacy Eaton, writing
Posted in Author Interview
Posted in Author Interview
Add Into Fire
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