Books… Can’t writers all just get along? 12 Oct 20131 Feb 2026 Before addressing the main issue of this post, I'd like to provide a bit of background. When somebody hits that magic "follow" button on my blog, I get an email…
Articles… The Wrong Way to Promote Your Book 26 Jan 201330 Jan 2023 I originally wrote this article for Writer's Weekly back in 2003. It can be seen in its original form on their website. I've placed it here on my blog because…
Education… Oh, boy! My book is a textbook! That’s good news, right? 14 Jan 20131 Feb 2026 When I wrote about this in 2011, I talked about rights reversion and what that means in an age of ebooks. Today, I'm having more of an issue with the…
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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