Publishing
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Virginia Woolf on How to Read a Book
Via Maria Popova’s Brainpickings (of course!), we get this amazing overview of Virginia Woolf’s amazing advice on how to read a book. The whole post is worth reading, but here’s a taste: To read a novel is a difficult and complex art. You must be capable not only of great fineness of perception, but of Continue reading
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Writers Laughing: The Top Ten!
What can I say about the Writers Laughing series? It’s hugely popular and it’s not hard to see why. We all love books, we all love authors, we all love seeing them in their unguarded moments. And laughter is a beautiful thing. I suppose I’ve posted about 30 or so of these. Time for a top ten! Continue reading
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Small Press Shoutout: Owl and Zebra Press!
Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. Longtime readers may recall the Small Press Shoutout series, in which I celebrated those independent, brainy, well-intentioned, focused, even more focused, adorable, craftsmanlike, inspiring, dazzling, successful, friendly, quirky, cutting-edge corporate governance-y small presses. Here’s a list, with links: Continue reading
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“Help! My Family Hates My Pen Name!” – The Result!
I’ve been running this blog for over a year (recently we ran through the best of the best and the worst of the worst) and I have to say this is one of the most fun things I’ve done. Let’s recap: First, I posted a note from a Wonderful Reader who is struggling with a Continue reading
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“Help! My family hates my pen name!”: The Response
Wonderful Readers! You have proven yourselves to be some of the wisest and most thoughtful people I “know.” Yesterday I posted a comment from a Wonderful Reader struggling with her family’s objection to her pen name. She had an interesting twist on the issue – and your comments were amazing. For everyone who’s arriving late to Continue reading
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What if your family hates your pen name? A request for advice!
A very interesting question came in from a Wonderful Reader: I have a question. My pen name is my grandmother’s name. It took a long time and a lot of thought to chose that name, but now various members of the family (grandchildren and great-grandchildren of all things — she’s been dead for over 60 Continue reading
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Update: Giveaway Over!
Five lucky winners will get their copies shipped today. Congratulations! Continue reading
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One Day Left! Free Books Almost Gone!
Quick note to remind you that the Goodreads Giveaway is almost finished. Goodreads Book Giveaway The Race by Jacke Wilson Giveaway ends October 10, 2014. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win And when it’s finished? What then? Well, I suppose it’s back to you and me, reader. Amazon does have a discount Continue reading
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Goodreads Giveaway: Politicians Are Human Beings. Maybe.
Hello everyone! Some of you may recall the last time I did a Goodreads Giveaway, where I shipped off five free copies of The Promotion. I think it’s fairly common to recap these things, with a mathematical analysis of how many people requested the book, how many reviews it led to, what the impact was Continue reading
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“Another Well-Written Novella”: Five Stars for The Promotion!
Here we go! Another great review of my book The Promotion, this time by the awesome More Books Than Shoes. And what a nice way for me to celebrate my Sunday. She enjoyed it! The Promotion is the second novella I’ve read by the talented Jacke Wilson, and I didn’t think it was possible but I Continue reading
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