Self Publishing Designing your own book cover: Artwork 7 Nov 202231 Jan 2023 Designing your own book cover is deeply satisfying, but also fraught with peril. Securing rights Securing the rights to your cover photos seems like obvious advice, but even the big…
Book Signings Book Signings: Yellowstone vs New York City 2 Aug 20161 Feb 2023 The Old Faithful Inn is one of my favorite places to sign books. Since there's no wi-fi there—and no cell service to speak of—everybody is focused on the world around…
Books See you in the Big Apple! 16 Jun 20161 Feb 2023 Next week, I head to New York City on a book tour. The schedule still isn't completely nailed down—why have a final schedule a week before the trip?—but I'd love to…
Books The end of an era … and start of a new one 2 May 20167 Jan 2022 UPDATE 2018: We are back in Red Lodge, but not with a bookstore. Phoenix Pearl Tea is our tea and game business on Broadway, right next door to where Red…
Books Why bookstores offer a place to sit 17 Dec 20148 Jan 2022 Quite some time ago, I signed up for Quora. It was an impulse thing because I got an invite from a friend. Every so often, I scan through my emails…
Appearances Upcoming Appearances 2014 12 Feb 20141 Feb 2023 This spring and summer is lining up to have a wildly eclectic set of public appearances for me! So far, I have things scheduled all across my areas of expertise:…
Book Signings It would seem obvious… 23 Oct 201331 Jan 2023 Though I've posted many book signing tips here, there are a few things that seem so blatantly, searingly obvious that I haven't bothered to write about them. I suppose I…
Book Signings Book Signings at PNBA: Above and Beyond 7 Oct 20131 Feb 2023 My dual personality is in full bloom today. It's the first day of the PNBA (Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association) conference in Portland, Oregon. I have been going to bookseller conferences…
Book Signings… I guess I’m one of the few… 15 Aug 20131 Feb 2023 In the bookstore today, a customer was looking at my big spinner rack of Who Pooped in the Park? books. He looked at the sign on the top, which shows…
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