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Actually, I don’t know why it never got published as one. It was supposed to have been published for both Amazon’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble’s Nook several weeks ago, during my flurry of conversion and publishing, and it certainly got converted to both formats, but it seems that the actual publishing part of that Continue reading “A Place to Die” Will Soon be Available as an Ebook  I’ve been saying this for years. One of the fundamental problems with the publishing world today is the very existence of the query system. It’s true that this is only one of many problems, and that fixing it would not magically change the current landscape into something I would want to play in, but it would Continue reading But only if you’re trained… You’ve heard of “trunk novels,” right? That’s the novel every author supposedly has in a trunk somewhere, or the deepest, darkest bottom of a desk drawer. It’s the one that never got accepted, and never should have, and after about title #3 or so, the author begins to hope that it never sees print. What would
Continue reading The “Trunk POD” I have released a second edition of my third novel, Jillian’s Gold. I’ve never been happy with the cover, and I’ve been pottering away at it in odd moments for several months. Here it is in all its glory:
Dear Auntie May, We Continue reading Jillian’s Gold–updated cover (and reduced price!) There’s been another surge in the argument about self-publishing, and whether or not it is something that is worth pursuing. It seems to me that most of the arguments against self-publishing begin at the wrong place and proceed in the wrong direction. It has become extremely commonplace to hear people say that you just have to Continue reading Arguments Against Self-Publishing, Round N I read the bridge advice columns in newspapers. Don’t misunderstand – I don’t play bridge. I’ve never played. My closest friend for thirty-five years now (except for my wife, of course) does play bridge, and he’s tried to explain the game to me from time to time, but when Continue reading “Ghost Notes” by Art Edwards – a review –Japanese proverb
Partly, it’s hard to talk about because it’s so easy to read. I go back to the book to get a quote and I get swept up in the sheer Continue reading Ghost of Iga, by D. Hamilton Doggett – a review All she wants is to hide her scarred face. All he wants is to take the perfect portrait. Sometimes the deepest secrets are hidden behind the thinnest veils. The first five chapters of Light Always Changes are up now. If you’re getting impatient, you can buy the book here. introduction Continue reading It’s Saturday Again? Where’d My Week Go? Just a quick note to say I’ve posted this week’s chapter. The first four chapters of Light Always Changes are up now. If you’re getting impatient, you can buy the book here. introduction chapter one chapter two chapter three chapter four What do you call a short story, a novella, or a novel? I had an interesting discussion some time back with another self-publisher. Not a fiction author, to the best of my knowledge; he was writing cookbooks, but that doesn’t really change anything. I told him I had written nine novellas, and that I liked the Continue reading Is 80,000 Words Really a Short Story? |
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