Book Reviews
Crossing Over
Patti Davis: “If you weren’t you I could sell this in a minute”
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May 08, 2013
There is now a boundary line in my career, separating being conventionally published and self-published. And I’m very much at peace on this side of that boundary line. Read On
Feather the Clutch: My Journey to Becoming an Indie Author
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Dec 19, 2012
Twenty-six years later, I think I finally know what “feather the clutch” means. Do that thing that I can’t really tell you in words how to do but when you’re doing it right you’ll feel it and that sickening grinding sound will stop and you’ll sail along in the direction you want to go. Read On
A Traditionally Pubbed Author Wades into the Waters of Self Publishing
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Dec 05, 2012
Another reason for self publishing is the ability to exercise more control over my “intellectual property.” Yes, the middle man still exists (in my case, Amazon’s digital publishing arm), but outside of providing a “storefront,” the guy in the suit mostly sits back and collects his cut. Read On
Leaping Into the Abyss of Self-Publishing
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Sep 26, 2012
He doesn’t have to wait thirty or so days, for a literary agent with an exclusivity agreement to finally say, “Yes, I see potential in your work and would like to see more,” or, as is more often the case, “While your story is very good, I am not the person to represent it.” This, by the way, could go on for a very long time. Read On
Goodbye to Profit-Driven,Long-Suffering Sheepherders and Hello to Letting Readers Decide
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Aug 29, 2012
Perhaps I am different from other Indie authors who find themselves pushed into the “indie way” because of a general lack of response from the profit-driven, long-suffering commercial publishing industry, which has been reduced to a passel of lost sheepherders trying to lead their readers without direction or vision. Read On
