Publishing
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Face-to-face networking This may come as a shock to those of you that know me only from Facebook and Twitter, but I suck at face-to-face networking. This is not for lack of trying. I have attended a fairly large number of events in the past, but the only talent I appear to have concerns listening…
Read MoreMy latest promotional gambit
Advance Review Copies If there is a God and/or a decent mail service out there, I’ll be holding the Immortal advance review copies (ARC’s) in my hand when I get home this evening. ARC’s are book copies produced by publishers prior to a book’s formal release. These copies go out to reviewers, writers, and otherwise…
Read MoreThe Latest Column on the Future of Publishing
I am nothing if not trendy I have seen a large number of articles recently about The Future of Publishing. This may be because I spend much of my “I’m promoting my book” time hanging out on Twitter with other writers, but that doesn’t mean the question isn’t being put out there a lot. I…
Read MoreI need my own flash mob
I need command of my own flash mob Speaking today to a local bookseller, the question was posed: if an event were planned in the store to promote Immortal, could I get thirty or forty people to show up? And the answer is: I don’t know. Because so far all of my promoting has been…
Read MoreGoodReads and Real Bookstores
Shop local! I am a terrible local Cambridge resident. This becomes more apparent every day, as I am continuously discovering things I knew were there, yet I didn’t really know were there. Like the independently owned bookstore under a mile from my house. The store in question is called Porter Square Books, they have been…
Read MoreShoestring promotion
Book promoting on zero dollars a day You may have heard I have a novel coming out. I have certainly been trying my best to make sure you had, and you’re reading this now so I’m guessing that part’s working out. I am firmly in Promotion Mode right now, which would be much more fantastic…
Read MoreWritinginsight interview
First stop on blog tour The first stage of my “blog tour” for Immortal begins today, so rather than spend your lunch break reading my thoughts here, stop on by Writinginsight, operated by the lovely and thoroughly animated Sue London, and read my thoughts there. Writinginsight Interview
Read MoreIMMORTAL: ARC cover
Moving forward… at last! Last evening I received the final proof of the cover for the advance review copy of Immortal. This is sort of an important step, so I’m glad it’s finally done and on its way to the printer. Assuming the printer isn’t hit by a meteor in the next week, ARC’s should…
Read MoreImmortal Quotes
Some choice quotes With little else to do right now but wait for the advance review copies to surface–soon, honestly–I thought I’d share some of my favorite quotes from Immortal. These are taken from various sections of the book and mostly stand on their own without need for additional context. I’d also like to add…
Read MoreOn publishing
Forget I asked A few years back I went to a book reading for an established writer who was teasing an excerpt from his new book. This was following the rampant success of his prior work, a literary roman a clef I won’t name for reasons that will become clear below. I remember two things…
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