In Search of the Elusive Comp
Come closer, child, and I shall tell you why your Uncle Jack gifts you with his storycraft, instead of peddling it to the masses for a fee, and also why he wears these rags and lives in what your father…
Category: Marketing
Why Not to Work on Your Novel
I assume if you are reading this blog, you either have been or currently are in the middle of the long slog that is writing a novel. I am. I’m in year three, and still I don’t see an end….
Friday Feast: Authors in the Red, Tips for Selling, Nine Editor Schedules, and a Handy Form for Asking Other Writers for Favors
Apologies to the handful of folks who received the half-written Friday Feast yesterday (a Thursday). The Super Blood Moon, jet lag, deep fried corndogs*, and funnel cakes affected my ability to read the calendar and complete sentences. But they did…
Friday Feast: After the Debut, Sad Sales Figures, the State of Publishing, Giving Up, and Marketing in the Era of Social Media
This is gonna be quick and dirty this week ’cause I’m heading to the homeland for dominoes with my daddy, biscuits and sausage gravy, some John 3:16 Pizza (I don’t know the real name, but it’s a great pizza joint…
Friday Feast: Social Media as Bookseller, Author Platform Defined, Bookish Twitter, Twitter Fiction, and Book Art
Many authors’ reactions to using social media are akin to being forced to eat your green peas as a kid. Look, I hate green peas. But if you add a sprinkle of this and a dash of that (or add…
Friday Feast: Overvaluing “Difficult Fiction,” Conflicting Social Media Advice, Self Promotion Evils, and a Book Title Generator
Sometimes, it feels like the publishing world is messing with us. One week they’re telling us something is amazing, the next week, admonishing it. What’s a well-intentioned author to do? You could ignore the advice. Read the advice. Assess the advice. Use…