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Cover Reveal: Hellenic Immortal
Here’s a first look at the new cover for Hellenic Immortal. As discussed a couple of weeks ago, I’m re-launching four novels on September 1st. If you take a look at this in the context of last week’s Immortal cover reveal, I’m sure you can make out the design theme. Like what you’ve read? Join my mailing list!
Read MoreCover reveal: Immortal
As discussed in last week’s column, there will be new editions of four of my novels in a couple of months. One particularly important component of a new edition is a new cover. This is both because the publisher owns that cover art and just because this is good business sense. Books need new covers…
Read MoreThe Way Forward
I’ve mentioned a couple of times now that I’m going to be reacquiring the rights to four of my novels, but after a few conversations I’ve had with a few people—offhand chats with persons not involved in publishing who are aware that I also exist as a writer—I came to realize I never discussed why I’m getting…
Read MoreIt didn't have to be this way
I was watching Hail, Caesar! the other day when it occurred to me I don’t really understand why Big Publishing is having such a hard time. To your first, question, yes this is how my mind works. To your second question—”what does Hail, Caesar! have to do with book publishing?”, I’m assuming—let me explain. I really enjoyed Hail, Caesar!, which…
Read MoreBad Advice for Writers! NaNoWriMo edition
Note: this article appeared previously in the Huffington Post, and is obviously meant for October-November, but I’m reposting it now instead because blah blah blah reasons. We at Bad Advice for Writers have thus far only concentrated on the act of writing, ignoring important things to like how to behave like a writer and the importance of…
Read MoreThe sequel next door?
I have a policy about reviews. That policy is: don’t speak to the people who have reviewed one of my books unless they speak to me first. It’s a good policy, and one which I employ in many walks of life in many different ways, because I’m somewhat introverted and the odds are good even…
Read MoreI am terrible at blogging
It may turn out I suck at blogging. Here’s something we authors are told when we set up a blog/website/information hub like this: blog regularly, on a schedule, at least once a week. The idea is to become a dependable online destination, because this adds value to the website and encourages people to check it regularly and join…
Read MoreSuccess Bias
This article originally appeared in the Huffington Post. I was giving advice the other day about short story self-publishing. It wasn’t great advice, really, because aside from “it’s very easy” and “people will pay to read your stories” I don’t have all that much to offer. I think it’s easy and I think it’s lucrative,…
Read MoreBut my book is worth more than that
Today I’d like to talk about what price to put on your book. Or my book, if you don’t have one. Or some other writer’s book if we don’t want to talk about my books either. Pricing, though. Let’s have that conversation. Here are a couple of points I would like to make before taking…
Read MoreI have to talk about Prince now
Prince was my first. I’ve been trying to put into words why it is that this particular death hit me so hard, and I think the best I can come up with is he was my first. The first to make me stop and say, “now I understand what it’s all about.” The first to make…
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