The Redcoats are Coming!
If you are a devotee of the historical-fiction genre then you would find no better example than Jeff Shaara’s Two Novels of the Revolutionary War. For those among you unacquainted with this author, he specializes in American war history. This…
Should You Self-Publish Your Book With CreateSpace?
CreateSpace is part of the ever growing Amazon umbrella of companies. Unlike Xlibris or iUniverse or AuthorHouse, if you simply want to have your book self-published under the ISBN of CreateSpace, or simply don’t care to use the services they…
The Kindness of Strangers
Why it is so hard to self-publish and earn money on a book? I’ve heard so many numbers, I’m not sure what to think. This is one of the reader questions submitted for this month. It seems like a simple…
A Look in the Mirror
Reflecting on your own perspectives on writing and your life as a writer I feel like we can’t have a month where we talk about perspectives on writing without challenging ourselves about our own perspectives on our writing and our…
Don’t Doubt Others When It Comes to Publishing a Cover
I was working with my co-author and now that the books have been sent to the editors, there was more work which needed to be done. It’s not hard to write a book but it’s a lot harder to decide…
One Book = More Risk?
We’ve all heard a comment to the effect of “wow, you’ve published a book? When will the next one be out?” Sounds like they have a lot of confidence in your work, but it is natural that there needs to…
Is It Risky Self-Publishing?
While I was busy pounding away at my keyboard in the hopes my work will be done on time, a friend of mine called me. We have spent years being the type of people who like to ask questions and…
Living a “Precarious” Life of Writing
I was having a nerdy debate with a friend of mine a few weeks ago. It was one of those arguments that starts because your eyebrow raises when a friend uses a word inappropriately or in an improper context. He…
