An Epic Review … and Author Etiquette
On November 21, 2017, Russell J. Sanders left this epic review of The Sense of Reckoning … Matty Dalrymple’s The Sense of Reckoning is apparently the second in a...
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Welcome to my annual Happy Independents Day post! Today I’d like to discuss one of the first obstacles you will navigate as The Indy Author: the potentially keel-scraping...
Getting Past the Fear of (First Draft) Commitment
Bernard Malamud once commented, “The first draft of anything is suspect unless one is a genius.” I am suspect of the “genius” caveat, and am more in agreement with Ernest...
Preparing for Author Blurb Requests
Have you ever been reading a book and thought, “I love this book—and other readers who love this book would love my books, too!” In the past, when I experienced this, I would...
Reading Your Work Aloud
I highly recommend investing the time to read your work aloud before you send it to your editor for the copy edit (your editor will thank you). What are the benefits? The slower...
Audiobooks – Part 6 – Prep & Production
Once you’ve selected a narrator, here are some tips for preparing for the production process Ask the narrator to read the entire book before beginning recording. I don’t believe...
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