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Introducing THE SUMMER SON

Posted in: Craig Lancaster

  • (Cross-posted from my blog, A Mind Adrift in the West)
    I’m pleased to announce that my second novel, THE SUMMER SON, will be released in October 2010 by Missouri Breaks Press*.
    I started writing this story in the middle of 2009, just as my first novel, 600 HOURS OF EDWARD, was making its way from a self-released version [...]

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    • “Backword Books: Full Frontal” Now Available on Smashwords

    Posted in: Andrew Kent

  • Over a span of seven weeks in the fall of 2009, the Backword Books authors published interviews of each other on the Backword blog. Now, these interviews have been gathered together in a single volume available for free download (or “you set the price“) via Smashwords, allowing authors, publishers, and readers to enjoy these insightful [...]

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    • Self-Publishing and the American Dream

    Posted in: Kristen Tsetsi

  • The new “American Dream” ideal - dangerously infecting our youth culture - seems to also have infected the literary community.

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    • Preparing for Another One!

    Posted in: Andrew Kent

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    I’m feeling a mix of dread, hope, and relief — I’m about to publish my second novel in the Johnny Denovo series.
    The first book, “Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovo Mystery,” was greeted with a surprisingly positive set of reviews and readers who spontaneously wrote and called with excitement after finishing it, eager [...]

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    • How Bookstores Can Survive? Drop the Consignment Model

    Posted in: Andrew Kent

  • One of the premises behind print-on-demand publishing (and largely working for Amazon.com) is that when a book is ordered, it is purchased — there is no longer a consignment model of returnable inventory.
    Bruce Batchelor, a POD expert from Canada, has posted this very interesting video analysis of the flaws in the consignment model, illustrating how, [...]

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    • A new user’s view of the Publetariat Vault

    Posted in: Kristen Tsetsi

  • When I first read about it–particularly what the naysayers were saying (see the string of responses after the Publetariat Vault feature in the Self-Publishing Review)–I, too, was skeptical. Too many websites offering to “help” indie writers are interested only in taking advantage of their desire to have their work noticed and count on being able to squeeze money out of them for it–and without offering much in return.

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    • This isn’t what I should be writing right now.

    Posted in: 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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    • Why NOT wait to be picked up by a mainstream publisher?

    Posted in: Kristen Tsetsi

  • I remembered a post from my other blog that’s certainly still relevant, and that answers not only the question “Why keep marketing?” but also, “Why not wait for a real publisher who’ll get you into bookstores so you don’t have to worry about all of the inevitable rejection even after you think you’ve reached a point you once thought would mean certain respect and Real Author consideration?”

    The answer:

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