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Paperback and E-Book Release of THE BEST OF JAMES VAN PELT
The paperback and e-book version of THE BEST OF JAMES VAN PELT are available now.
Many thanks to those who bought the hardbound, signed and numbered limited edition. If you are interested in that version of the book, a few are still available through Fairwood Press.
If you were waiting for the less-expensive release, now is your chance. The $5.99 ( Read more... ) -
Promoting THE EXPERIENCE ARCADE AND OTHER STORIES
Promoting a book is an interesting activity, and a separate one from writing the book or selling the book to a publisher. Marketing a book is a third challenge, or a third hobby, depending on how you think about it. It requires skills and a mindset that don’t seem related to the first two activities (and those two aren’t related either).
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Free Van Pelt Fiction at Curious Fictions
I have been posting about a story a week at one of the best online resources for short fiction you can find, Curious Fictions.
Authors can hide their stories behind paywalls for their subscribers, or offer it for free with the hope for tips and subscribers who would like to support the work.
If you follow an author there, you'll receive a ( Read more... ) -
Where I am Online
I have been spending much of my online time in two venues. The first is Curious Fictions where I try to post a story a week, generally on Wednesdays. The site contains a ton of free fiction. Readers can also subscribe to writers they like or give them tips.
Of course, I like tips. You can also follow writers who you want so when they post new stuff ( Read more... ) -
Sheesh! It's Dusty in Here
I haven't posted on LiveJournal in forever, mostly because I moved over to FaceBook and my own web page at http://www.jamesvanpelt.com (where I don't post all that often either).
So here is some quick catching up. Things that have happened since I posted last:
- I retired from high school teaching completely after transitioning from full-time to ( Read more... )
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New Collection and Accompanying Website
Hi, all! I see I haven't posted at LJ for a while. Most of the time I'm on FaceBook now or working on my jamesvanpelt.com website.
I have a new collection, The Experience Arcade and Other Stories, coming out at World Fantasy in San Antonio in November. Because teachers have asked about using my stories in their classrooms, I'm also working on ( Read more... ) -
Writing a Story a Week for a Year
SUMMARY OF LESSONS LEARNED FROM WRITING ONE STORY A WEEK FOR 52 WEEKS:
My presentation at Rainforest was an autobiographical report of what I learned by following Ray Bradbury's advice to write a story a week for a year. After all, he suggested, it is impossible to write 52 bad stories in a row.
I tackled the challenge because I wanted to directly ( Read more... )
