Category Archives: Professionalism

The Soapbox – Take Your Job %$^&*#@ Seriously

Take Your Job %$^&*#@ Seriously Today’s topic requires some background reading. First, you should probably check out Lousy Book Covers. Hold those thoughts! Now read/skim Nathan Shumate’s blog post [..]

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The Soapbox: People Read Writers’ Blogs Because…They’re Writers.

Shocker, right? I know this must be hard for some authors to contemplate. After all, marketing “experts” tell us we need to focus more on bringing in and [..]

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Publishing 3.0 – Anti-Authoritarian, That’s Me! Or Don’t Be a Sheeple

First, check this great series of posts by some of the best bloggers on publishing in the business if you want to catch up on the latest laments [..]

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Trunk Novels and the Value of Patience

As I’ve previously stated, I began writing novels back in 1993. I focused on short stories while in college and put the novels on a back burner. It [..]

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Writing, Reviewing, and SVR’s Law

I know nobody knows me that well, as I’m a newcomer to the field. Heck, my first fiction book under this pen name isn’t due out until March! [..]

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Problems, Professionalism, Publishing Industry