Books… Shelf Space Part 2: Self-published books in indie bookstores 29 Nov 20257 Dec 2025 This is part 2 of a 3-part series for authors explaining how books make it into indie bookstores and which ones get the prime locations on the shelves. Shelf Space…
Books… Shelf Space Part 1: How bookstores select books 13 Nov 20257 Dec 2025 This is part 1 of a 3-part series for authors explaining how books make it into indie bookstores and which ones get the prime locations on the shelves. Shelf Space…
Promotion Tips for author interviews 11 Nov 20251 Feb 2026 Some of us thrive in the spotlight; some of us not so much. Either way, if you're an author promoting a book, you are going to end up being interviewed.…
Science & Technology Fun with AI images 9 Nov 20258 Nov 2025 Yesterday, I was working on a blog post called 11 Ideas for promoting your new book. I knew what I wanted for a header picture, but I didn't feel like…
Books… 11 ideas for promoting your new book 8 Nov 20258 Nov 2025 It's a shock to the system. Really. You've finished your book, you've either landed a contract with a traditional publisher or made arrangements to self-publish. You're sitting back, waiting for…
Random Stuff Branding Montana 14 Mar 2025 I wrote this article in April 2015, and was updated in March 2025. The brand in the lower right corner of the title picture was mine from when I had…
Books… Gotchas in Book Contracts 27 Feb 2025 When I had an opportunity to move from self-publishing to traditional publishing years ago, I didn't think I needed a literary agent. I landed contracts through personal connections and highly-targeted…
Writing AI in Microsoft Word: Not Ready for Primetime 24 Feb 2025 It seems like every product on the tech market has to have artificial intelligence these days. There's AI built into all of the big software suites (Microsoft, Google, Adobe...), of…
Science & Technology Does Matter matter? 7 Jun 20246 Mar 2025 Getting started in home automation was exciting. It was also extremely frustrating. Smart home devices have been around for quite a while now. A few years ago I was under…
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