Mac Vs. PC?
About a month ago, I switched from PC to Mac. I'd been wanting to do this for years, but...
29 July, 2011
How to Sell a Book in America, part VIII: the e-book!
I've just posted my first (self-published) e-book on Kindle. It wasn't easy. You'd think that all you'd have to...
18 July, 2011
Why Writers Run Away (now and then)
Right now, for two weeks, I'm staying at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, an artists' colony. If you're...
06 June, 2011
How to Sell a Book in America, Part VI: your road kit
Although I love to travel, I don't totally have my travel act together. For example, I always overpack and yet...
19 May, 2011
How to Sell a Book in America, Part V: reader reviews
Okay, let me make a confession. The Kindle whole-book give-away that my publisher arranged a couple of weeks ago was...
05 May, 2011
How to Sell a Book in America, Part IV: giving it away
It would be no surprise to you to hear me say that the internet has changed everything. Sure, all...
19 April, 2011
How to Sell A Book In America, Part III: Getting Blurbed
I'm lucky enough to be preparing my next book for publication -- From Animal House to Our House: A...
12 April, 2011
Love & Marriage & Liz Taylor
The late Liz Taylor -- may she rest in peace -- has been called a "compulsive bride," and it seems...
24 March, 2011
How to Sell A Book In America, Part II: road trip
Back from the first leg of my Kiss Me Stranger book tour -- Seattle, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago -- and...
15 March, 2011
How to Sell a Book in America
Producing about 275,000 new titles a year, the U.S.A. publishes more books than any other nation. The United Kingdom is...
02 March, 2011