It’s been a little while since I’ve talked about contracts, and since I just made a system-wide change to my templates, I thought I’d mention it. If you’ve […]
Sharing Instead Of Promoting: It’s Sometimes Okay For Authors To Put Their Books On The Table
Recently I saw – again – a dismissive comment about authors who “obsessively pile their books in front of them at panels”. This isn’t the first time I’ve […]
I challenge you to examine your reading list by gender and race: The soft version of the Tempest Challenge
When I saw Tempest’s challenge to stop reading straight, white, cis male authors for a year, I knew that I couldn’t do it. I have professional and personal […]
What I Did With My Five Minutes Speaking To A Group of Local Authors
This weekend, I was at a local author’s and artists event. Other than knowing I’d have five minutes to speak, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Despite the […]
Always ALWAYS ALWAYS Read the Contest Rules (And Then Back Away Quickly)
I somehow get on scam publishers’ mailing lists. Which is cool, because then I get to point out exactly what kinds of douchepuppet scammers they are. For example, […]
Navigating Social Media (Self-Promotion For Authors)
@Karawynn – the person behind @pocketmint – wrote this rather … familiar… post about social media engagement. tl;dr = It’s easy to get overwhelmed, no matter what topic […]