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The Dea(r)th of Marketing

I’m not directly marketing my books anymore. Sure, I sell some, and I’d love to sell more, but I no longer try. In my opinion, the Great Internet experiment is over. Twitter marketing does nothing but fill up other authors’

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The Juice & Other Stories

I’ve put together my draft of the Amazon description for The Juice and Other Stories. Check it out. The Juice and Other Stories brings together a collection of 13 short stories, including science fiction, urban fantasy, horror, and romance, by the

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Defining Success

Trying to find a bit of peace for myself. I sent book 2 to my beta readers a few weeks back. I heard quickly from one, who loved the book, and nothing from the others. I’ve decided to move ahead,

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The Books thus Far

Well, Discovery is out for the Kindle, and has been for a number of months. I figure it’s time for an update on all my books to date. The Stream Series (Urban Fantasy Adventure) Discovery – The ebook is available,

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The Great Kindle Direct Publishing Select Experiment, Day 1

So, I decided to offer The Stream, Book 1 for free on Amazon. I thought I’d document the process and results a bit for those interested. First, a little background. I previously released my first novel in August. It was

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Art, for Pete’s Sake!

Lately, I have been thinking a great deal about publication. I’m not talking about publishing my work; as time goes on, I’m actually becoming less interested in getting published, and more interested in becoming an excellent writer. Ah, but there’s

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25 Best Tips for Writers

I’ve gotten a lot of advice since publishing my first novel, most of it contradictory. (Can you hear my teeth chatter from here?) So I’ve set out to gather whatever consensus I could find, from those whom are already successful.

Posted in advice, books, creativity, criticism, critique, editing, fiction, marketing, publishing, writing
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