I love the Amaranthine series by Joleene Naylor. The sixth book in the series was recently released, and Joleene brought her vampires over to visit me on Authors to Watch. Please stop by, say hi, and help celebrate the release of Children of Shadows.
Time to Read
For those of you who follow my other blog (Authors to Watch), you might have noticed I've been doing a ton of reading over the past few months. Well, there's a very good reason for this. Since moving from Missouri to New Hampshire, I haven't been working outside the home. There's only so much cleaning, … Continue reading Time to Read
Anyone Can Be a Gatekeeper
Today, I read an article titled "Self-Publishers Should Not Be Called Authors" by Michael Kozlowski. In the article, the blogger states: "Just because its easy to upload your written word, so that it can be downloaded to another machine does not make you an author, any more than me buying a stethoscope allows me to be … Continue reading Anyone Can Be a Gatekeeper
Writing—So Easy a Caveman Can Do It
Another EXCELLENT article by Kristen Lamb.
Original image via Flickr Creative Commons courtesy of Sodanie Chea
Recently a Facebook friend shared a post with me regarding Indie Musicians versus Indie Authors. It appears our culture has a fascination and reverence for the Indie Musician whereas Indie Authors face an immediate stigma. We authors have to continually prove ourselves, whereas musicians don’t (at least not in the same way). My friend seemed perplexed, but to me it’s very simple.
We’re not even going to address the flood of “bad” books. Many writers rush to publish before they’re ready, don’t secure proper editing, etc. But I feel the issue is deeper and it reflects one of the many challenges authors face and always will.
People give automatic respect to a musician because not everyone can play an instrument or sing. Simple. It’s clear that artist can do something many cannot.
As writers, we have an insidious enemy. People…
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Book Promotion Etiquette
Last week, I blogged about Marketing for Introverts. I listed a few marketing tips I hope will be helpful. Today, I'd like to talk about marketing etiquette. As an author and a book blogger/reviewer, I've learned a few things I'd like to share with you. Recently, there have been some rumblings on Facebook and Twitter … Continue reading Book Promotion Etiquette
All I Have to Say 