I came across the Tao today, again. I was waiting, interminably, it seemed, For my veggie pizza to arrive, In a bakery in Rawai, in Phuket, in Thailand. I was trying, hard, […]
The Last Encounter
Authors: Roll Up Those Sleeves
A quick and sober look at the self-publishing business – every self-published author needs to be a businessperson – by Laurence O’Bryan, founder of BooksGoSocial. Roll up those sleeves! How Book Selling […]
Published Authors: Join Friends Who Share Best Publishing Practices
Click the photo to go to the site. This Facebook group which began in May, 2017, has about 220 author members who are published. The group is ‘closed’ so that only members […]
The Author-featuring Silverlight Cafe 2016 Historical Fiction Issue – Looking Back at a Group of Interesting Writers
I think that I was one of two writers from the USA – the others were Europeans – which lent credence to my longstanding theory that Europeans are more interested in American […]
Monday Marketing. #3QuickTips
Networking is an old business concept that – in the 21st Century – is essential for authors of all stripes even those who tend to be isolationists. The old days of burying […]
5-Star Review of Dorion’s English Tutoring & Author Helper Service
(Originally posted on my Facebook page of the same title.) by Danail Hristov – author, essayist, philosopher and former lecturer/teacher at Technical University, Sofia, Bulgaria. My first impressions of the Author Helper Service […]
New Jack Trilogy Chapters
“Yeah! I do have a better idea! I think we should skip Praia and head directly to Senegal or Guinea and get the whole thing over with so we can head on back to Jamaica. There’s no sense in this kind of a risk just cuz you want to say you’ve been to Cape Verde Islands,” I said.
Teachers: Promotion for “Jack, Part 1” – My New Novel That Will Have Students Hungering For Parts 2 & 3
Below are two deals: But first I want to tell you that, as a New York City high school teacher of English and history from 2000 to 2013, I have a strong […]
Are You a Writer Who Needs a Good Kick in the Butt?
Kimberley Grabas’ post (below graphic) about the necessity of building an email list should prompt writers to ratchet up their marketing game. Are you – like me – one of those authors […]
Borrowing from Other Authors
“Your job as an artist, producer, creator and author is to shamelessly start stealing.” Jeff Bullas, 2013 Funny, yes. But his point is well taken and that is “There’s nothing new under […]
