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Marketing. Promotion. Tooting your own horn. The bane of the writing life--or a boost?
You're hoping to hear someone say, “I'll take care of that aspect of the industry. Your job is to write.” Am I right? Someone who will take the burden off your...
Great quote! Thanks, Benjamin.
It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end,...
There are weeks devoted to a variety of causes, but Banned Books Week "celebrates" the attempt to curtail Freedom of Speech. The festivities are brought to you by the American Library Association along with other bookish groups and is endorsed by ...
I'm not yet ready to seek an agent or a publisher, but hope to be in the not too distant future. I for one am glad that there are more options available than every before, particularly given the impact of the economy on the ever-challenged publish...
Hey, I'm with Holli. I'd still be collecting rejection slips if it wasn't for my small press. But -- I still consider it the minor leagues, and I'd like to move up, that's all.
Sunny,
It may well have been the use of the word "fault" that got my attention. The problem is, once I saw what you did with it, I may not come back for another.
As for the stilts, a person five-five on stilts is still just five-five. People are ...
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- About Me:
- I'm a Navy vet, former news reporter, also worked in the narcotics division of the Fresno Sheriff's Dept. I define my Christy Bristol Astrology series as amateur detective/police procedural/paranormal/humorous novels dealing with drugs, sex and maybe next time, rock & roll.
- I Am A:
- Reader, Writer
- Website:
- http://www.sunnyfrazier.com
- Books And Authors I Like:
- Robert Crais
Michael Connelly
Sue Grafton
J.A. Jance (Beaumont series)
Daniel Silva
Mystic River (Lehane)
Catch 22
Choke
- Movies And TV Shows I Like:
- The Seven Beauties
Honky Tonk Freeway
Steelyard Blues
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Marketing. Promotion. Tooting your own horn. The bane of the writing life--or a boost?
You're hoping to hear someone say, “I'll take care of that aspect of the industry. Your job is to write.” Am I right? Someone who will take the burden off your shoulders, tell the world about your book, make sales for you so you can spend your valuable time sitting at your computer cranking out the next novel.
Fugetaboutit!
I'm a writer too. My second Christy Bristol Astrology Mystery, WHERE ANGELS FEAR, ju… Continue
You're hoping to hear someone say, “I'll take care of that aspect of the industry. Your job is to write.” Am I right? Someone who will take the burden off your shoulders, tell the world about your book, make sales for you so you can spend your valuable time sitting at your computer cranking out the next novel.
Fugetaboutit!
I'm a writer too. My second Christy Bristol Astrology Mystery, WHERE ANGELS FEAR, ju… Continue
Posted on November 2, 2009 at 5:00am —
PSWA CONFERENCE
The Public Safety Writers Conference 2010 will be held from June 17 through June 20 in Las Vegas at the Orleans Hotel and Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Our headliner this year is the wonderful crime fiction and horror writer, Simon Wood. is going to talk about Creating Suspense. Michael A. Black will give us a lesson in putting together a plot in an hour. Forensic expert, Steve Scarborough, is returning, and I'm going to speak on “How Much Sex Is Too Much?” in the mystery genre. Next year's c… Continue
Our headliner this year is the wonderful crime fiction and horror writer, Simon Wood. is going to talk about Creating Suspense. Michael A. Black will give us a lesson in putting together a plot in an hour. Forensic expert, Steve Scarborough, is returning, and I'm going to speak on “How Much Sex Is Too Much?” in the mystery genre. Next year's c… Continue
Posted on October 23, 2009 at 7:08am —
BAN THAT BOOK!
There are weeks devoted to a variety of causes, but Banned Books Week "celebrates" the attempt to curtail Freedom of Speech. The festivities are brought to you by the American Library Association along with other bookish groups and is endorsed by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.
To prepare for the week-long event, order your BBW kits now. This includes three posters, a set of bookmarks, a list of banned books, and a button that announces “I Read Banned Books.”
What notorious… Continue
To prepare for the week-long event, order your BBW kits now. This includes three posters, a set of bookmarks, a list of banned books, and a button that announces “I Read Banned Books.”
What notorious… Continue
Posted on October 2, 2009 at 5:00am — 2 Comments
WHOSE FAULT IS IT ANYWAY?
I have a friend who, after two decades of writing several novels, is ready to throw in the towel.
This person has published a non-fiction book in the distant past. You would think she would have some inkling of the changes in the publishing industry since then.
The reason she's failing is that she has bought into the mantra: "I need an agent. I need a major publishing house." Because the blinders are on, she has failed to notice that the publishing world is in the same economic crisis as the r… Continue
This person has published a non-fiction book in the distant past. You would think she would have some inkling of the changes in the publishing industry since then.
The reason she's failing is that she has bought into the mantra: "I need an agent. I need a major publishing house." Because the blinders are on, she has failed to notice that the publishing world is in the same economic crisis as the r… Continue
Posted on September 2, 2009 at 5:15am — 21 Comments
PRICELESS PUBLICITY
Wouldn't it be nice if the writers in this group each had their own publicity agent? Publicity can cost money—but it doesn't have to.
I'm signed up on BookTour.com. This nifty website is the brainchild of three San Francisco authors who use technology to connect authors with audiences.
In 2006, they launched the idea to the world. Authors create a page with their bio, books, and tour dates. Venues looking for speakers list their site on BookTour.
What happens next is simple: based on your zip… Continue
I'm signed up on BookTour.com. This nifty website is the brainchild of three San Francisco authors who use technology to connect authors with audiences.
In 2006, they launched the idea to the world. Authors create a page with their bio, books, and tour dates. Venues looking for speakers list their site on BookTour.
What happens next is simple: based on your zip… Continue
Posted on June 6, 2009 at 9:14am —
Comment Wall (1 comment)
- At 2:18am on September 4, 2009,
Kris Neri said… - I'm often surprised by the choices some writers make, too. But we all see this career differently, and some people are simply unable to see the small press route as legitimate. I sure do - that's been my exclusive domain. Maybe they think it's easier, and therefore, counts less. But when a small company only publishes a few books a year, or even as little as one, they're putting absolutely all their eggs in that basket and the vetting can be intense.
I've known a few writers who, after securing an agent, but not getting a big press deal, immediately self-published, rather than considering small presses. One of them has a garage full of books because she was convinced that as soon as she put it into print, some big press was going to find it --somehow --and offer her a fortune for it. Didn't happen. But then she didn't do any promoting, either. But she wouldn't have if she'd gotten a deal.
Some people are simply unrealistic since, though they pursue publication, at some level they don't actually want it. They simply want to live in their fantasy world of how great it's going to be, how famous they'll become, etc. Those writers who do achieve huge success are still working hard, and that's not part of that golden fantasy.
I know one writer who's never even secured an agent, but she always tells people about the fabulous trip she's going to take once she gets an advance for her book. But, not only are advances usually fairly small, even from big houses, they're paid in stages, and mostly importantly, anyone with any smarts saves that money to plow right back into promoting.
I submit that some writers like sitting on china eggs -- you know, the ones that'll never hatch.
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