Archives for February, 2013
Networking Writers: It Pays Off
Once again, the 2013 Southern California Writers Conference was a weekend to remember. Per my usual, I encouraged writers to collect emails and business cards-not just from 'the experts'-but from each other. You never know who you're going to meet, ...
Wes Albers: New Voice Emerging in “Cop” Fiction
Wes Albers is the author of Black & White, his debut novel that stars John Hatch, a San Diego cop who works too hard. Albers knows something about this because in addition to his writing career, Wes Albers is a long ...
The NEW Adult Fiction Genre Popping Up!
Last week, I posted this blog in Authors Popping Above the Noise about Genese Davis.
This week, Huff Post Books blogger, Jocelyn Kelley, posted this column about the 'new adult fiction genre' which defines exactly the dilemma Genese found herself in ...
The Future of Publishing Platforms Is Here
Johnson’s futurism was followed by two presentations about current technology now changing the market: Matt MacInnis, detailed the public launch of Inkling Habitat, a free multimedia authoring platform that allows publishers to create multimedia-enriched digital content and distribute it through ...
How Important Is the Query Letter?
Bill Gibbons is the second subscriber/writer who made it past round one of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Writing contest. Like Dale Myers whose novel made it through round one in the 2012 contest, Bill credits the quick query critique he ...
These 22 GOP Senators Did NOT vote for Violence Against Women Act
The Violence Against Women Act now is in the House for a vote. Let your Congressman know you're watching.
QUICK QUERY CRITIQUE #132: The Light of Love/nonfiction/new age
QQC # 132:
THE LETTER
Dear -
Have you ever searched to redefine and reclaim your inner mastery of soul; or made a conscious decision to walk in the Divinity and Power of Love? “The Light of Love,” is a non-fiction New Age ...
AUTHORS Popping Above the Noise
WRITERS-If you plan to go down the independent road to publication that some call self publishing and some call indie publishing OR if you plan to find a small press publisher OR set your sights on traditional publishing, unless you're ...
Good News for Indie Bookstores! Granada Books Becomes….
....1st New Santa Barbara Indie in Decades!
Partners Emmett McDonough and Sharon Hoshida have announced that Granada Books, Santa Barbara’s first new indie to open in 20 years, will have its grand opening this June and is intended to be a ...
MarketingtheMuse Workshops @ So Cal. Writers Conference, 2013
MarketingtheMuse Workshops & Events @ the upcoming Southern California Writers Conference, Feb. 15-Feb. 18, 2013:
All of my workshopsare aimed at helping the entrepreneurial author get ready for publication. Writers. whether you decide to travel down the 'indie' road or 'traditional' ...