We’ve been talking about selling your books at events. You may have good luck at a gun show, for example, or a ComicCon event. Once you have your promotional material […]
Marketing Your Books, Part 2
In our last post, we talked about finding events where you can sell your books. Unusual places like gun shows or flower festivals can be fun and profitable. In this […]
Marketing Your Books, Part 1
Let’s talk about selling books. You’ve all been to those events where you’ve spotted an author set up at little table hawking their wares. How do they find out about […]
What I’m Reading: Guns of the Timberlands
Recently found an old (1955) Louis L’Amour novel I hadn’t read yet. w00t In this tale, the good guy is Clay Bell, a would-be rancher who has bought up the […]
What I’m Reading: Big Trouble on Sullivan’s Island
This is a new series by Southern author Susan Boyer. She wrote Lowcountry Boil and the other books in that series. I liked those, so I’m trying this one. In […]
What I’m Reading: The Lantern’s Dance
I’ve just finished reading my copy of Laurie R. King’s The Lantern’s Dance. This is Laurie’s usual excellent story and I zipped right through almost without stopping for a breath. […]
Getting Rid of Mary Sue
In our last post, we introduced a character named Mary Sue. A Mary Sue character is a character, usually female but not always (you can have a Gary Stu or […]
Who is Mary Sue and Way Does (Almost) Everyone Hate Her?
If you’re a reader, you’ve probably encountered a Mary Sue (or her male equivalent Gary or Marty Stu). If you’re a writer, the term strikes fear into your heart if […]
Bring Back the 70s…
One of the interview questions I’ve seen for writers is “Which TV show from your childhood would you like to see brought back and why?” Of course, you know it’s […]
What I’m Reading: Murder in an Irish Village
This is a cozy by Carlene O’Connor that I just started, Book 1 in a series. I literally just started reading so I can’t say whether or not I’m enjoying […]