My father had a small business that I thought imprisoned him, and as a kid, I swore I would never "do retail" as I thought of it.
Boy, was I wrong. As an author, I wound up owning my own small business and it's as vulnerable to competition and the vagaries of the market place as any physical store. Sometimes it's just as exhausting.
From the beginning of my book publishing career in 1990, I was deeply involved in pushing my work, contacting venues for readings, investing in posters and postcard...
Published on February 27, 2014 07:45