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April 6, 2016
Do We Know What #SelfPublishing Is?
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When I’m done writing this there will be140 posts about Self-Publishing ( if you take that link before I write about self-publishing again, you’ll see this post at the top of a scrollable set of posts, because I’ve tagged it with “Self-Publishing”—perhaps, sometime, you’d like to check out the Top Tags widget down a bit in the left side-bar for an extensive, clickable listing of topics :-)
Since I self-pub...
April 5, 2016
When You Pay to Publish the Royalties Are All Yours
Today’s re-blog looks at an issue that folks who defend traditional publishing sometimes forget to talk about………
There’s no shame in paying to have all the technical aspects of getting your book to publication done by others if you feel that you really don’t want to tackle these things, just as there’s no shame in paying for formatting and print runs of your book from publishing companies who do this if you can afford it. With new Indies arriving online all the time witho...
April 4, 2016
The Amazing Effects of Learning to Read & Helping the Child Who Struggles with Reading
“The image was riveting. Like an X on a treasure map, the orange-yellow spot on a series of MRI frames marked an area in the brain that was brimming with activity. We were witnessing the physiological impact of greater reading exposure in the brains of preschool children.”
So begins an article on the U. S. News & World Report site—The Lifesaving Power of Books.
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Here are some of the results of a relatively...
April 3, 2016
It’s International Children’s Book Day !
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And, here are just a few of the quotes from the International Business Times article,International Children’s Book Day Quotes: 20 Sayings About Reading To Share With Lit Lovers:
“When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.”―Rita Mae Brown
“A book is a gift you can open again and again.” — Garrison Keillor
“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”―Stephen King
“I have always imagined that paradise...
Author Interviews @Tonyriches #authors #writers #writer
Today’s re-blog is an interview with the author who wrote the first review of my novel :-)
Welcome to my weekly slot – Author Interviews.
This is where I get to find out about the author behind the book and glean some insight on what life is like for other writers.
This week it is the turn of historical fiction authorTony Richesto climb into my red chair.
Welcome Tony, please have a seat!
Tell me about yourself and the book / books you have written?
I am a full time author li...
April 2, 2016
SPECIAL ALERT >>> FREE BOOKS !
One of the folks I’ve been following on the web for “ages” sent her newsletter and said:
“I’m on my way back to Arizona in a few hours, but I also want to let you know about a big group promo I’m in right now. A bunch of science fiction and fantasy authors have listed their ebooks for free for the weekend (there’s straight-up SF, straight-up fantasy, and also a section for SF/F romances). Here’s the link so you can grab some.”
She also said:
“There are so many ebooks there that I haven’t read...
Going Out for Air by Madelyn Rosenberg
I hope everyone who reads and enjoys today’s re-blog takes a trip to Madelyn’s site :-)
There are rabbits in the yard, but the rabbit hole appears to be in my office, on my desk, when those little bars on my computer screen tell me I’m connected to the internet. I’m embarrassed by the things I’ve followed down that hole.
In the interest of truthfulness, I will admit that yes, I somehow needed to see multiple photos of cats in bathtubs. I have taken more Harry Potter quizzes t...
April 1, 2016
In the Age of Frenzied Book Marketing, Can the Author Choose to Stay Invisible?
People have seriously wondered that, as an author, I’m willing to both sell my books and also offer them for free…
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You can read about how giving books away can help an author sell more; but, you should also read about any author’s realistic expectations for book sales…
So, is it any more of a wonderment that an author would choose to be invisible—not be involved in marketing events—not let folks know w...
March 31, 2016
When languages die, ecosystems often die with them
This is a re-blog of a re-blog…
Important information, nevertheless…
An Aboriginal performer in Sydney, Australia. Aboriginal languages in Australia are among the fastest-disappearing tongues in the world. Credit: David Gray/Reuters
You probably know that much of the world’s environment is under threat. But a new study says languages are disappearing alongside plants and animals.
The study, from the World Wildlife Fund, measured the threat to languages using a scale tha...
March 30, 2016
What’s Wrong with #Selfpublishing ?
Three years ago I wrote what I consider my most important post; and, that’s most important out of 1,400-some posts…
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It’s called,What About All The Authors Whose Books Don’t Sell Very ManyCopies?
One of the main points in the post was how wrong some writers’ opinions can be when they only look at authors who’ve sold thousands or millions of books.
They seem to cling to what those authors have said about ho...
