What Makes for a Good In-Person Promotion? (Authors)
April 22, 2018, 05:45 PM Writing Permalink
Have any other authors out there ever been invited to or
heard about an author event somewhere within driving distance, which boasts
there will be five, ten, maybe twenty authors at an indie bookstore or some such
place, so you signed up. You watched as the event posted dozens of times on Facebook,
you shared all the posts with your own followers (as if they didn’t have your
books
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Classic Book Review: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
May 22, 2017, 08:23 AM Review, Writing PermalinkGiven the reach and influence The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has had into pop culture, along with the admiration many of my friends have had for the series since we were young teens, I expected this book to be well suited to my taste and a pleasure to read. Unfortunately, perhaps my expectations were too high.
While there were a few gems of imagination and pure oddity which rightfully belong
How Long Did It Take You to Write?
September 27, 2016, 09:27 AM Writing Permalink
Though my first novel has been out for only a year, I’ve already noticed there are a few questions that seem to arise over and over again from the prospective readers I meet while promoting the book. “Where’d you get the idea?” “Is it a series?” “Where is it set?” All are straightforward questions which are easy enough to answer. I believe, going forward as an author, I should
The Seed of a Story
September 15, 2016, 09:21 AM Originality, Story Idea, Writing Permalink
It’s a none-to-uncommon
question for authors, “where did you get the idea for your book?” But it’s not
always an easy question to answer. I wonder if we can do a little better?
For me, I have many
ideas swimming around in my head. Sometimes it’s a character, but I’m not sure
where I’ll use them. Other times it’s a setting, a plot twist, or just a moment
of intensity
My First Vonnegut Experience, Though Likely Not My Last.
May 26, 2016, 09:26 AM Criticism, Writing PermalinkI've always been familiar with Vonnegut's name but not particularly versed in his material. I'd seen the movie based on his novel Mother Night, but outside of knowing a few titles, seeing his cameo in Back to School, and of course his connection with the University of Iowa, that was the extent of my familiarity. However, recently I'd encountered an intriguing, simple and playful, yet deep quote from