Oh, and the Other Thing…
I got my first “Major League” novel rejection today. As in, one of the Big Six publishers. I have to say (and not just because I’m going to have the opportunity to meet Anne Sowards in a couple of weeks), ACE/ROC has the nicest, politest form rejection emails ever. And they had a very quick [...]
Novel Structure Question
What do you – the reader – prefer? Shorter, more numerous chapters or fewer, longer chapters when reading a book?
Things that make me say, “Hmmmm…”
I saw this PC Magazine Link today, and had to read it. I’m not sure I completely agree with it, but it’s thought provoking. According to this guy, in his title – Print is Dead. Long live Print. Apparently PC Magazine has or is discontinuing their print magazine and going completely online with an agreement [...]
YardDog Press Holiday Sale
From now till January 15th (so you can use any holiday money you get to buy the books at these prices) we will be holding our first ever GIANT MEGA CASH FLOW SALE!!! What’s on sale? All perfect-bound books for the time period mentioned above will be $2.00 off the already unbelievably low [...]
Taking a Brief Break for a Warning…
If you’re a writer – especially of novels – be aware of this site Redneckghettotech. This thief has put up entire libraries of novels by SF authors for free download. He’s done it WITHOUT PERMISSION, without payment to the writers, and has some seriously violated all kinds of copyright law. SFWA and other interested parties [...]
It’s THE DAY
It’s the Chicken Soup in the Cafe day… I’m a bit nervous about it. I’m the only author who will have other titles available for sale besides Chicken Soup titles. No pressure to be brilliant and sell well there. Nor do we really know what’s going to happen or how long this will last. There’s [...]
Friday, November 7 – Mark Your Calendars
On Friday, November 7 – 7 p.m. – TCU Barnes and Noble on the corner of W. Berry and University… Chicken Soup for the Soul event. We don’t know what it’s going to be yet, but there are going to be four or five local Chicken Soup authors talking about something and signing books, etc. [...]
What I’m Reading – Burn Notice
Okay, so I give up numbering these things. I’ve forgotten. And I’m changing to titles rather than authors… Today’s offering — a media tie-in. Price: — 0 used & new available from — Let me preface this by saying I’m a huge proponent on media tie-in. I’m not one of those writers who thinks media [...]
Best of the Bubbas of the Apocalypse
In case people have been wondering what this “Bubbas of the Apocalypse” phenomenon is all about… Have I got the thing for you… The Best of the Bubbas the Apocalypse is available and it’s hot! Price: — 0 used & new available from — If you don’t want to go through Amazon, you can purchase [...]
