On July 28, 2019 I went down to my publisher’s office and opened the first boxes of LET ME IN… Read more Hot off the press, Aging But Dangerous, Davis Sound and Cherry Street Bookstore!
Category: The Business of Writing
Pre-Launch Event and Planning
Wednesday, August 7, 2019. The Pre-Launch event is tomorrow. I understand from people in the industry that this pre-launch is… Read more Pre-Launch Event and Planning
SCARY SEO and Mystical Metadata
I’m circling back to Mystical Metadata because I am, at the core, a masochist. But I am also a pragmatist,… Read more SCARY SEO and Mystical Metadata
Mystical Metadata
Throughout the publishing process, Beaver’s Pond Press had been threatening me with the need to compile metadata for searching. They… Read more Mystical Metadata
Copy Editors-Manuscript Markup
I had a new book title, I had the results of the developmental editor. I rewrote, refined, and reread LET… Read more Copy Editors-Manuscript Markup
The Journey Begins with Step One
When there’s money flowing, things get done. In June of 2018 I began working with Beaver’s Pond Press in earnest,… Read more The Journey Begins with Step One
Traditional Career Trajectory
Up until the end of April 2018, I had been trying to take the traditional route for writers—Write, find and… Read more Traditional Career Trajectory
origami sky
Originally posted on unbolt me:
i’m a paper boat i simply refuse to sink and why should i sink? now i…
Honing my Writing Skills
I hadn’t realized how out of practice I had become—for forty years I had squeezed out adjectives and adverbs to… Read more Honing my Writing Skills
Betas and Bookfairs
The summer of 2017 I finished the first draft of what I was referring to as LESSONS FROM A LIBERTED… Read more Betas and Bookfairs
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