Christopher Meeks's Blog, page 5
February 14, 2014
Two Lessons in Indie Publishing
I’m an accidental publisher. I never intended to go the route I have, starting my own publishing company. I had an agent, and I was doing what I wanted to do: writing quality fiction.
February 12, 2014
The Importance of the Frenzy
When I took my first creative writing class, a poetry class, in college at the University of Denver, I did it because I needed to fill in some credit hours.
January 27, 2014
A 17-WEEK APPROACH FOR NEW WRITERS
I’m in the middle of putting together a brand new class at Santa Monica College for students new to fiction writing.
January 15, 2014
"Blood Drama" -- An Interview by Laurie Jenkins
A few years ago, I discovered the blog tour, a way to get one's new book seen and talked about.
December 21, 2013
A Half Million on Red Room
Sometime today I will hit 500,000 views for this page on Red Room. It was just a little over a year ago I reached one-quarter million. That’s not viral. That’s simply steady writing.
A Half Million on Redroom—How You Can Do It Too
Sometime today I will hit 500,000 views for this page on Red Room. It was just a little over a year ago I reached one-quarter million. That’s not viral. That’s simply steady writing.
December 14, 2013
THE IMPORTANCE OF A DAY
Yesterday I received a text that said, “This is Whit’s sister. He is in hospice in deep sleep with end stage liver disease. Prognosis is days to a week or so. Call me if you like.”
December 6, 2013
October 12, 2013
THE SHARP SCHISM IN PUBLISHING
For all the positive talk in the media about eBooks, eBooks are only 20% of books sold, according to a USA Today
September 1, 2013
STEPHEN KING – WHAT I SHOULD HAVE APPRECIATED EARLIER
When I first started writing, I aimed to be a “serious young writer,” which is why after working as a stock clerk at a Hollywood camera store and then as a tile salesman in the San Fernando Va
