A Newbie's Guide to Publishing

Looking for some suggestions. I've been talking with my print publisher, Hyperion, about giving away free ebooks in the Jack Daniels ser...

It's easy to fall behind when you're a writer. I'm behind in my blog, behind in my email, behind in MySpace , behind in my websi...

I've learned a valuable lesson these past few weeks. Writers are fearful creatures. The joy of being paid to be creative, and the unavoi...

Not for me. Mine isn't until June. You're all invited. You're also invited to my friend Melanie Lynne Hauser's B ooklaunch ...

This is the second part of a post I began here , all about the different types of people who buy books, and the reasons they buy. In this en...

The first few weeks after your book is released, you won't be sleeping much. Part of that will be worry. But most if it will be hustle. ...

Books are sold one at a time. To individuals. The aren't sold to nameless, faceless masses. Each of those buyers has a name, and a face,...

My wife cornered me yesterday, demanding that I tell her which week I have available this summer so we could take a family vacation. We have...

Regular readers of A Newbie's Guide to Publishing know that I don't believe book advertising is cost-effective. Gregory Huffstutter ...

I spoke at a writers club in Geneva while ago, and prior to it one of the organizers took me out for a bite. Over paninis, I tried to articu...