Monthly Archives: October 2018

What’s New, Pussycat?

Posted on October 26, 2018 by midiguru

I haven’t been able to track down the quote, so I’m going to summarize. In explaining her famous line, “Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose,” Gertrude Stein said that in the early days of poetry, a … Continue reading →

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Further Reflections

Posted on October 23, 2018 by midiguru

As I reflect further on yesterday’s dispiriting observations (cover reveals, blog tours, social media strategies, video book trailers, and so forth), I’m coming to feel that trying to do anything at all with my fiction would be both difficult and … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Septic Tank

Posted on October 22, 2018 by midiguru

Oh, you want to promote your indie-published books, do you? Why not just hit yourself in the head a few times with a brick? That would be easier, cheaper, and just as effective. Less painful, too. SFWA (the Science Fiction … Continue reading →

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Who Are You?

Posted on October 13, 2018 by midiguru

Author branding — it’s a thing. You want your faithful readers to be able to find your work, but that’s the least of it. Readers will identify your name as promising a certain type of entertainment product. They will have … Continue reading →

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It’s Endless

Posted on October 12, 2018 by midiguru

After looking into several different options, I’ve decided to go ahead and do the interior layout and design of my paperback editions myself. I’m pretty comfortable with software, so the initial process of learning InDesign and getting the final text … Continue reading →

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Story Kickstarters

Posted on October 3, 2018 by midiguru

As the saying goes, you only get one chance to make a good first impression. In today’s multimedia maelstrom, a novel that doesn’t start with a bang runs the risk of falling by the wayside. As I’ve noted before, finding … Continue reading →

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