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Monthly Archives: November 2017
Slow-and-Go
Congested freeway traffic is not really a lot like writing a novel, but the simile will serve. Sometimes you’re zipping along in high gear, and sometimes the process slows to a crawl or comes to a screeching halt. Sometimes you … Continue reading
Building It Up, Tearing It Down
Thirty years or so ago, I was a member of an active writers’ critique group called the Over The Hill Gang. This was before the Internet, you’ll understand. We met face to face, seven or eight of us every month, … Continue reading
Stranger Than Fiction
The trouble with being a white, middle-class writer in the 21st century, and specifically a writer of fantasy or science fiction, is that human culture is a lot stranger than we’re inclined to think it is. We tend to make … Continue reading
NaNoPubMo: The Sandbox
For a few days, I thought I was going to use draft2digital to upload my novel(s) in ebook format to all of the leading online retailers. No up-front fees, I can use my own ISBN, and they do the file … Continue reading
A Site for Sore Eyes
Every indie author would love to make oodles of money. Put your books up on Amazon and wait for the dough to roll in! And wait, and wait, and wait…. Marketing is not something most authors are proficient in, and … Continue reading
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The Trouble with Browsers
If you want to sell books, you need a website. I get that. I’ve had a personal website for close to 20 years now. It’s hand-coded and quirky, but that’s all right, because nobody ever visits it unless they’re looking … Continue reading
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Cover Reveal!
Yowza! The covers for my series are now finalized. Had to crop them to get them all into the header there. The designs are by Karri Klawiter (artbykarri.com), and I recommend her highly. With respect to availability, Book 1 will … Continue reading
Something Rotten
My survey yesterday of a few of the blurbs on Amazon for fantasy novels has rather sent me into a tailspin, I’m afraid. The overwhelming trend in modern fantasy seems to be a toxic stew of fear, rage, and bloodshed. … Continue reading
Hot Tuna
This is gonna be a long and bumpy ride, so buckle up. Hot Tuna was a spinoff band created by Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane. The rumor at the time (this was nigh unto fifty years ago) … Continue reading
How Not to Promote a Novel, Part 1
In my reluctant quest to learn about book marketing, I downloaded a free PDF from Joanna Penn. She’s a very nice person, I’m sure, and for all I know she may be a crackerjack fiction writer too, but her relentless … Continue reading
Jim Aikin's Oblong Blob 