A Newbie's Guide to Publishing

In my previous post, I talked about how important validation is for writers. There are many reasons why. Writing a book, even a bad book, is...

I've been thinking about Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs, and the way human beings treat success, both their own and the success of othe...

A year ago, I did a guest lecture gig at my alma matter, Columbia College in Chicago, for a graduate writing class. One of the students, a g...

Advance Reading Copies of RUSTY NAIL will be coming out next month. Bound into the front of each book will be a letter from me: ------------...

Lots of animosity out there in cyberspace toward the self-published, which I don't exactly understand. If you personally feel that those...

Over the weekend, I had a chance to attend a signing with Rob Kantner . I'm a big fan of Rob's, and have been for years, and was for...

Whenever anyone asks me if they should self-publish, I always tell them no. There are numerous reasons why this is true, the all-encompassin...

Another busy weekend. I dropped into the Great Lakes Booksellers Association convention, and had a chance to meet some wonderful book folks,...

During a quiet moment in our household, my wife put her hand on my shoulder, looked into my eyes, and said, "I hated your last blog ent...

It's finally happened. I've reached the saturation point. I officially can't keep up with everything. I've been wrestling wi...