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Although I don't seem to be posting as often as I would like....

Mentioned last time that Spokane Authors would be looking for a new place to meet.  Thought it great that we were meeting at a library, but apparently there was some conflict between us and another writing group.  Anyway, the folks a the ( Read more... )

I keep promising myself (and you) that I will get back to posting here on a regular basis.  Contrary to that, I seem to have become more delinquent.  And so to get back on track (I hope) I offer these thoughts, originally gathered over seven years ago, not long after I published my first book.
Dave

When a writer is looking to get his or her book ( Read more... )

This past Thursday I had the opportunity to be the featured speaker at the Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers' meeting.  I spoke about the basics of book marketing.  For those who might be interested in what I had to say on the subject, here is my presentation.  It's been edited slightly, both to improve its readability and also to direct it to a ( Read more... )

A little over a week ago, I was the featured speaker at the January meeting of Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers.  After offering a bit of advice on advice, I spoke about my experiences in producing the cover art for my books

Cover Art:
          While most of you know I painted and provided the cover images for my books, there is a strong ( Read more... )

A week or so ago I got back to talking about self-publishing.  Specifically, I talked a bit about a situation that faces many self-published authors.  Today I'll be discussing some of the ways around that situation, in...

Marketing Alternatives

A few days ago I talked about a dilemma facing many self-published authors trying to market ( Read more... )

Advantages (and disadvantages) of Self-Publishing (Pt. III)

When a writer is looking to get his or her book published, he doesn’t think much about the myriad decisions that must be made before it is released.  Who decides if it will be issued in hardcopy, trade paper, mass market paperback, or a combination of the three?  Who determines ( Read more... )

I've never considered myself as a salesman, having no desire to pressure people into buying something.  Yet, having just published my first book, I find that I am at times, just that, a salesman.  In particular, as I self-publlshed, a lot of the marketing effort lies squarely upon my shoulders.  (If one should consider, at this point of time, even ( Read more... )

If anyone happens to wonder why I've opted to self-publish my first book, Beyond the Ocean's Edge, the following might explain the reasoning behind my decision.  (I wrote this with the idea that Anne Mini might want to use it as a guest post on her Author! Author! Blog.  What you see here is what I have sent her, minus the opening paragraph.  That ( Read more... )

After a stretch of nice days that fortunately arrived in sync with my vacation, we are now face to face with the typical Pacific Northwest fall day.  It's dark.  It's cloudy.  And some of the time it's raining.  Some folks might consider it depressing, but it doesn't really bother me in that way.  In fact it allows me to ease any guilt I might feel ( Read more... )