A Newbie's Guide to Publishing

Bouchercon is this weekend, in Chicago. Every conference, I make out a checklist of what I need to bring. Since I always bring the same stu...

How do Amazon rankings work? What do they mean? How does ranking correlate to actual sales? A pretty good explanation can be found at http:/...

In the previous blog entry (an interview with David Morrell ), David commented on the state of the publishing industry, talked about his new...

I've been a fan of David Morrell since I was a kid. His new novel, CREEPERS, is his best. That's saying a lot, considering his body...

In my previous post, I openly questioned the effectiveness of radio interviews. To recap: I was invited to La Crosse Wisconsin to do a libra...

So I just did my third radio interview in as many days, to promote an event I'm doing in La Crosse, Wisconsin on August 20, and I'm ...

I've always understood the value of libraries. Not only do they buy a good number of books (there are over 10,000 of them in the USA,) b...

Rights are often talked about, but what exactly are they? When you write something, you don't sell the writing itself. You're actual...

Barry Eisler is guest blogging at MJ Rose's well known site , and he's sharing his take on marketing for writers. Pretty much all o...

I just signed another 3 book deal with Hyperion, ensuring that Jack Daneils will be chasing bad guys for a while longer. Thanks to my uber-a...