One idea is an e-reader pre-loaded with your book. Sounds expensive, but fun. Single books are a classic giveaway prize for authors and publishers and can be enough to engage readers. But what else can you offer to make your contest or giveaway more enticing? Here are some prize examples from authors and publishers to […]
Hard or soft-boiled? What’s your preference? I’d say my detectives are only soft-boiled. They’re much too optimistic for the classic Sam Spade archetype. The soft-boiled mystery is real, relevant, and required. I hereby proclaim this as fact on behalf of all the vibrant females over 50 like me, who want to read books starring lead […]
I’m in the middle of working on my website this week, and while I was working away on backups, shell scripts, and stylesheets, it got me wondering about the actual content and layout of an author’s website. I’m going to give this author thing a try, so I probably need to know how to do […]
I’ve been getting back into writing this month, and one of the things I’ve been struggling with is getting the proper book cover for the targeted readers. I’ve got a few ideas of my own, but this kind of research is quite helpful in figuring out what’s in these days. If you’re looking for escapism, […]
I am constantly checking and re-checking my work. Often I find errors, so then I fix them. Then I leave it on a shelf for 6 months. Then I check it again. So, yeah. When will my story be done? It’s gonna happen sooner or later. Definitely. It doesn’t matter whether this is your first […]
Never would have seen this coming. Oregon romance novelist Nancy Brophy, author of How to Murder Your Husband—previously at Boing Boing—has been found guilty of murdering her husband. From The Daily Beast: The damning evidence … Source: Novelist who wrote about murdering her husband found guilty of murdering her husband | Boing Boing
This is pretty fantastic. I’m just a little sad that it was necessary to develop a burn-proof book. A special single-copy “unburnable” version of Atwood’s book is up on auction at Sotheby’s till 7 June. The auction was announced ahead of PEN America’s annual fundraising dinner gala in New York on Monday. PEN America will […]
I always like to see how book covers evolve, especially since I like designing them. Nice to be on top of trends when reading new books. Also, I usually use an e-reader, so the colours don’t pop like they do on print versions. Notice the tones…black, or off-black, or angry red but not bright red. […]
This is an interesting question for me, since I’m writing a bunch of different stories at the same time, all using the same main character. How do I launch these, I wonder? All at the same time? Stagger them to build interest? Tease the sequels before they launch? As usual, BookBub has some intriguing ideas: […]
Similar to the previous post, here are some interview questions you can pre-answer, since many radio and TV interviewers pull directly from the Proust Questionnaire. I’ve been trying for days to remember the name of this set of questions. So I’m posting it here for you fine folks. To get to know my characters better, […]
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