I admit I get a bit miffed that so many people assume that I will drop everything, and spend several minutes to several hours reading their work, and giving them a list of things that are good and not good, and details about how they can improve their writing. Some of them are downright rude…
“Your publisher, an author meat market, CLEARLY doesn’t care about their own reputation…nor yours.”
“I am finishing up a novel that has three distinct parts. Each part is as long as a book…”
“It is not my intent to soft soap you but I have learned that you have a habit of telling the truth as you see it so please tell me…”
Grab their attention, evoke emotion, or awaken old memories. How to EASILY do all of this when promoting your book or writing service!
In talking to many independent authors, there is a growing awareness of the penalties of not collecting Sales Tax. In several states, if you exceed the tax threshold, you must register and file financial documents with the tax authorities of those states…
The back to school/fall-is-coming advertisements spur authors to want to get their new books on the market ASAP to take advantage of the impending holiday shopping season. I’m currently being reminded that I will be getting little sleep from now until Christmas week…
I asked her, “What is Simon & Schuster doing for you?” She then made a zero with her thumb and finger…
It took me hours to separate the stories by type, and to then organize them chronologically. I discarded the bad ones, kept the good ones, and then put them into a binder…
Will the setting be a sunny beach, a cool lake, or perhaps a fun summer camp? Or, none of the above? How about some fireflies, melted ice cream, or a summer romance? Or…maybe not! Perhaps some suspense, some humor, some mystery, or something else? You’ll soon find out!
