Book Signings Book Signings: Learn from my mistakes! 25 Jul 201131 Jan 2023 Last month, I wrote a blog post entitled "14 book signing tips for authors." Last night, I kicked myself for not following all of my own advice. Actually, things started…
Writing Networking for children’s authors: What’s the dress code again? 20 Jul 20111 Feb 2023 Over the years, as my career shot through its giant pinball machine, changing directions whenever it hit a peg, I have been involved in quite a few trade associations, ranging…
Science & Technology… Mixed feelings on ISP’s new anti-piracy agreement 10 Jul 20111 Feb 2023 As a writer and bookseller, I depend on copyrights and their enforcement to make a living. I believe that people should be able to profit from their creative labors, and…
Random Stuff Rodeos, beer, and cancer 3 Jul 20115 May 2023 Eight years ago today, I competed in the wild horse race at the Red Lodge Home of Champions Rodeo. At the time, I was between chemotherapy treatments for a life-threatening…
Articles… Selling Your Print On Demand Book To Bookstores 15 Jun 201131 Jan 2023 I originally wrote this article for Writer’s Weekly in 2003. It can be seen in its original form on their website. A lot has changed in the last 20 years, but most of…
Book Signings Book signings and long-term relationships 13 Jun 201131 Jan 2023 As you can guess from recent blog posts, I've been thinking a lot about book signings lately. Maybe it's because I'm putting together events for the bookstore right now, or…
Book Signings 10 book signing tips for booksellers 11 Jun 201130 Jan 2023 Since I'm an author who also owns a bookstore, I've been on both sides of the book signing game. Yesterday I talked about what an author can do to make…
Book Signings 14 book signing tips for authors 10 Jun 201125 Mar 2025 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…
Self Publishing How to Design a Book Cover That Annoys Booksellers 26 May 20111 Feb 2023 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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