Book Review: The Selection by Kiera Cass
The first of the Teen Reads Challenge titles takes me into the future. It doesn’t say the year but the mention of World Wars that haven’t occurred and the name changes of the States leads me to believe that this…
Tips on Publishing a Book
Although rules can and do change, if you are writing and publishing something you want it to be the best. In the spirit of this idea, over the years I have learned a few publishing points. First, it’s not impossible…
Writing and Making Money With a Blog
Any writer can understand that there is a risk when you write and publish online, you might not earn as much income, or traffic isn’t increasing quickly. We’d like to make money on our blogs. If you believe that writing is…
The Money Issue
“In theory should I not be able to make more money the more I publish?” The money issue. The writing about anything and wanting to make money with it.The thing which drives every writer mad. Unfortunately, many people in their…
From Numbers to Publishing a Blog
Do you want to publish a great blog? Step one is easy: gather as much information as you can find before beginning to publish more on your blog. Write it down. Use Google Analytics as a starting point. Step…
Let’s Compare: Lulu Publishing and CreateSpace Publishing
Lulu and CreateSpace are two very important self-publishing companies- and they have forced changes to the publishing industry. While CreateSpace is own by parent company Amazon, Lulu was founded by Bob Young, who was the owner of RedHat Inc. While…
How To Books: How To Pick the Right One For You
I’m very independent. Obnoxiously so. If I can teach myself how do something I will get the tools I need. Sometimes tools are as simple as directions from Grandma on how to make her soup or words of advice on…
Terry Pratchett: A Farewell
I’m deeply saddened by the news today that author Terry Pratchett is no longer with us. It was just announced mere hours ago and I received the news as a text from a friend. I quickly opened the browser on…
