Books
Holding Sweet Communion – A Debut Civil War Novel by Martha R. Brown
#civilwar #confederacy #historicalletters #armyofnorthernvirginia #gettysburg I have yet to write a review on my web site. Truth is, I don’t read very much. But Martha R. Brown and her husband Rod are friends of mine, and they knew of my interest in Civil War history. Consequently, when Martha reported finding a packet of letters that…
Read MoreInternet Marketing Requires High Impact Photography to Attract
Authors who self publish face many challenges in marketing their work. In my previous posts, I tried to establish several key concepts: The task of Internet marketing is to attract. Promotional efforts must focus on identified markets with available points of entry. No data attests to the efficacy of one approach over any other. Sales…
Read MoreSelf Publishing for Fun and Profit
I spent most of my career in sales. When I retired to devote myself full time to writing, I did not expect that my experience would translate meaningfully into my new venture, especially when I decided on self publishing. Writing is art, after all, and not to be sullied with coarser toil like selling stuff.…
Read MoreWriters Group Success Depends Upon Attention to Organizational Priorities.
I decided to try it again. Join a Writers Group. I have participated in four different writers’ groups over the past several years. Only one was a positive experience. While I am willing to allow that the negative outcomes may have had a little (or even a great deal) to do with my own dynamics,…
Read MoreOutskirts Press Defends Self-Published Book Pricing Policy — Astonishing!
I was so astonished to receive one comment to my previous post, “Pricing Your Self-Published Masterpiece? Caveat Emptor,” that I sent the man who wrote it, Mr. Kelly Schuknecht, Outskirts Press, an email asking him whether he really wanted his comments to appear on the Internet. Since he submitted it as a comment to my…
Read MorePricing Your Self-Published Masterpiece. Caveat Emptor!
When first asked how much royalty I wanted from my novel, Deadly Portfolio: A Killing in Hedge Funds, my only thought was keeping the costs as low as possible. Outskirts Press, the publisher, recommended a price of $18.95 for the 328-page paperback. I objected. The price was too high for the market. Outskirts replied that…
Read MorePublishing Your Own Book? Proceed Cautiously.
If you glance through this posting, you are a giant step ahead of where I was when I started to consider publishing a book. I plunged into the deep end right off with my novel, Deadly Portfolio: A Killing in Hedge Fund. Now, nearly two years later, I am back to a depth that’s just…
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