Books… Shelf Space Part 3: Which books get the shelf space 5 Dec 20255 Dec 2025 This is part 3 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 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…
Appearances… Tips for author interviews 11 Nov 20259 Nov 2025 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.…
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…
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…
Job Hunting Copyedit or Copy Edit? 13 Apr 202222 Apr 2022 Oh, the strange dilemmas we encounter when writing a resume! I'm searching for a new job at the moment, and I keep getting dragged off into different rabbit holes of…
Articles… Technology for Microcephalic Morons 11 Mar 20155 May 2023 This was originally written for an old column of mine called "Technobabble." I wrote it in 2002, and just happened to come find it and think, "Gee, I'll bet people…
Book Signings 7 book signing tips for children’s authors 2 Jul 20135 May 2023 There are a lot of things that are different for an author who writes books for children—especially picture books. I've talked about some of these things before, but I've never…
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