Promotion 14 book signing tips for authors 10 Jun 20111 Feb 2026 Since I'm an author who also owns a bookstore, I've been on both sides of the book signing game. Today, I'd like to talk about what an author can do…
Writing Book Review: “Geek Wisdom,” edited by Stephen Segal 8 Jun 20114 May 2020 Over the years, I've read my share of books that contain compilations of quotes. Most, frankly, failed to impress me (excepting, of course, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, which was an absolute…
Writing My take on Greg Mortenson and CAI 7 Jun 20114 May 2020 I am unaffiliated with Greg Mortenson and the Central Asia Institute, and I'm not privy to any financial information beyond what is released on their website. My wife and I…
Writing Book Review: “Bitterroot,” by James Lee Burke 2 Jun 20114 May 2020 Some years back, I attended a Montana book conference that featured a panel discussion on writing "tough guy" characters. On the panel were writers I was very familiar with, like…
Writing Pints for Prostates 1 Jun 201117 Nov 2017 In 2009, my wife and I had the pleasure of attending the first annual Denver Rare Beer Tasting, put on by an organization called Pints for Prostates. It was a…
Writing My day? This made my whole MONTH! 31 May 201131 Jan 2026 These days, with 96.4% of our incoming email consisting of spam (warning: that link opens a pop-up ad), I often dread opening my email. I do have one fewer email…
Publishing eBook Platforms: An author’s perspective 30 May 20111 Feb 2026 In 2003, I created a booklet based on a pamphlet written by Fay Kuhlman. Entitled The Darkest Hour: A Comprehensive Account of the Smith Mine Disaster of 1943, it sold…
Publishing Book contracts, textbooks, and going out-of-print 29 May 20111 Feb 2026 When I wrote The Closed Captioning Handbook, I had no agent, so I negotiated the contract myself. It looked pretty straightforward, and it looked like I was covered in the…
Publishing How to Design a Book Cover That Annoys Booksellers 26 May 201112 Jan 2026 I originally wrote this article for Writer’s Weekly in 2003. It can be seen in its original form on their website. As both an author and the owner of a (very) independent bookstore,…
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