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August 4, 2014
Prep Monday—The Compound
Here’s our general plan for the layout of our new place (note the two arrows—switch the supplies and storage sheds; I haven’t had enough coffee yet to aim for perfection): It might be a little hard to read, since I’ve made a few changes—work in progress, you know—and we’ve gotten new and exciting information! […]
August 1, 2014
RHP—New Marketing Book is Here!
This is how I roll: Instead of finishing the updates first, I wrote this post and scheduled it for Friday, today. That way, I have no excuses to put this off any longer. Hey, it works for me! So without further ado, here’s my new, updated version of So You Wrote a Book: Now What? […]
July 30, 2014
Writer Wednesday—Bestselling Author?
What makes a “bestselling” author? In my book—heh—it would be making the NYT bestseller list. Of course, you could have a “Top 100 Amazon Bestseller,” or a “local bestseller.” There are quite a few variations possible. Some are defined by time, such as “2013 AOTSP Bestseller.” We had a list every year, in our store, […]
July 28, 2014
Prep Monday—Lining up the Ducks
Okay, we’re not exactly lining up ducks, but we DID outline the new house: in our current back yard, just because we can. It’s 24 by 32 feet, which comes to 768 square feet, which is the smallest house we’ve ever lived in. One house in Texas came close, 900, including the garage, but […]
July 25, 2014
RHP—Writers’ Conference
I may have scared a few people this weekend. In fact, I’m sure I did—especially those whom I “borrowed” during my presentation. But I’m equally sure they’ll recover . . . Well, mostly. Probably. See, I gave a talk on “submitting, marketing, and distribution” and what YOU, the writer, must do to increase […]
July 23, 2014
Writer Wednesday—New and Improved
Coming very soon: my new and improved marketing E-book! Yes, I think I said that a while back, but you know how it goes . . . Anyway, this past Saturday I had the privilege of attending and speaking at a writers’ conference in Cape Girardeau, and I had a wonderful time—and was inspired […]
July 21, 2014
Prep Monday—Plans in Action
We’ve narrowed down our search for land to 9 Missouri counties—17 properties. Of course, we aren’t quite ready to buy, and these could certainly change, but in just a couple months we’ll start driving around and checking things out. We’re going to plan on 35 acres; this seems to meet our budget and we really […]
July 18, 2014
RHP–The Provider
Tomorrow, you can get your very own copy of The Provider, by Katie Lea Yates! Even if you’ve already downloaded the Kindle version, and you totally SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS, tomorrow the paperback is being released. Katie has book events lined up, two in the Houston, Texas area tomorrow: Katy Budget Books in the afternoon […]
July 17, 2014
Celebrating STL and STL Books!
Read on for mini-interviews from a slew of St. Louisans and check out their awesome books! One thing all these books have in common is that their authors are from or currently live in St. Louis. Apart from that, they’re quite diverse. How to decide (other than just whipping out the credit card and buying […]
July 16, 2014
Writer Wednesday—Book Events
Since I’m going to be speaking on this topic, and a few others, this coming weekend at the All Write! Conference in Cape Girardeau, I thought I’d touch a few sales practices for book events. Yes, sales. If you’ve never had a sales job, particularly one that paid straight commission, you might be hesitant […]
