A few years ago I listened to a Masterclass with David Baldacci called Mystery and Thriller Writing. He had a lot of good things to say, but the thing that struck me was when he said that writing isn’t a job or an occupation or …
Read MoreWriter in Residence
I spent a couple of days trying to find people who would give me a place to stay and maybe a little money, or at least food. In return for this I would write. I don’t know what they get out of the deal, but …
Read MoreOde to a Fitness Ball
I like multipurpose things. Combo printer/scanner/photocopier. Swiss army knives. Husbands who can cook and knit and do plumbing and electrical work. In my office/guest room/writing room (another multipurpose thing) I have one of those gymnastics/fitness balls that you can sit on. My massage therapist suggested …
Read MoreGo Hi-Tech or Go Home
The thing that’s going to kill me in this indie author/self-publishing gig is the technology. Some of it’s great. I am old enough to remember typing term papers for money while in high school. (On a manual typewriter. Uphill. Both ways.) I love me a …
Read More“You vill pup-lish your book in ze correct manner or you vill receive no ISBNs!”
I was over at the website for the German agent for ISBN distribution. I’m reading the FAQs and all that. Trying to figure out how this all works and when in the process of pubishing I have to buy them. I come across this sentence, …
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