July 26th, 2009 | Posted by: Andrew Kent
I recently attended a book club to discuss my novel. It was a fun session, with a lot of good questions, and I enjoyed myself a great deal. I especially liked it toward the end, when some participants felt the time dwindling yet had things to say. It really became a bit of a riot, [...]
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July 24th, 2009 | Posted by: R.J. Keller
Tonight at 8:30 EDT I’ll be appearing on JJ Talk Radio with Dawson Vosburg and Stacey Cochran. We’ll be discussing my novel, Waiting For Spring, ebooks, marketing, the publishing industry, and writing in general. Listeners, especially those who have read Waiting For Spring, are heartily encouraged to call in with questions during the hour.
In the meantime, [...]
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July 22nd, 2009 | Posted by: Kristen Tsetsi
Twice in one week, now, I’m finding myself plagued by spiritual illness. (The first was caused by an ad for “Toddlers & Tiaras” that showed three year-old girls in Woman makeup and hairspray gyrating to pop music.)
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July 22nd, 2009 | Posted by: Henry Baum
In my post on Self-Publishing Review about Backword, I say “Our niche is self-publishing,” which defines us as a group. This actually isn’t entirely accurate. Self-publishing is a huge niche and I’ve always contended that for self-publishing to be taken seriously as an avenue for legitimate publication more “literary” work is going to [...]
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July 21st, 2009 | Posted by: Kristen Tsetsi
“Now any idiot can be a critic. Writers used to review writers. My second novel was reviewed by Ann Tyler. So who is Roberta Silman?” - Alice Hoffman
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July 20th, 2009 | Posted by: R.J. Keller
The following post first appeared on my personal blog on June 27, 2008, shortly after my family and I took a trip to Washington DC, where we visited the U.S. Holcaust Memorial Museum; nearly a year before the recent tragic shooting there.
When you step inside the United States Holcaust Museum, you can’t help but be [...]
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July 20th, 2009 | Posted by: Andrew Kent
Being on the author side of the creative fence changes what it means to be waiting for that new book you’ve been anticipating.
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July 20th, 2009 | Posted by: Kristen Tsetsi
…you can see the breast in its entirety (the silicone curve and suppleness, the shadows, the contour) but without the most offending part (and you know what it is)…
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July 17th, 2009 | Posted by: R.J. Keller
There is a large segment of the population who LOVE listening to audiobooks. Since I believe very strongly in making my work available in as many formats as possible, and since I had the house to myself most of the day on Wednesday, I decided it would be a good time to start recording the [...]
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July 15th, 2009 | Posted by: Christopher Meeks
Backword Books author Christopher Meeks will be reading from his new novel, The Brightest Moon of the Century, on Sunday, July 19th, 7 p.m. at the famous Book Soup bookstore in West Los Angeles. He’ll be joined by four fellow UCLA Extension instructors who will also read brief selections from their new novels. They will [...]
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