The Race – Page 3 – Jacke Wilson

March 3, 2014

Print Version of The Race Available Now!

At long last, I’m happy to announce the print version of The Race: A Novella is here! The above image links to the book’s page at Amazon.com. You can also buy it directly from CreateSpace. I had a few minor hiccups with the CreateSpace process, but in general I found it fairly easy going, and I Continue reading

Authors, Fiction, Novellas, Publishing, The Race, Writing

CreateSpace, indiepublishing, print version

February 24, 2014

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love CreateSpace (Okay, Okay, I’m Still Worried)

Readers, you have been extremely patient. I know not everyone is on board with the Kindle or other e-device. Curiously, I’ve heard from a lot of people who once had a Kindle and have stopped using it. One wonders what the future will bring. In the meantime, I’m trying to make my books available to Continue reading

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Cover, CreateSpace, Spine, Text, The Race

February 17, 2014

Jacke News: Another New Blurb!

Readers! I’m very excited to announce Blurb #2 for the cover of The Race. Things are really coming together now, and I hope to have a print version up very soon. In the meantime, here’s the blurb from the always trenchant Michael Janson: “The brilliance of The Race is in showing us that American politicians Continue reading

Fiction, Novellas, The Race

Blurb, cover design, Self-Publishing

February 10, 2014

Blurbs That Will Not Be Appearing on My Book

Readers! Still trying to get the print version of The Race out there. It’s taking longer than I’d hoped. I do have one blurb lined up and a couple more in the hopper. I wish I had another one finalized to share with you (since Mondays are “Jacke News” day), but in the meantime, here Continue reading

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blurbs, Self-Publishing, The Race

February 3, 2014

Jacke’s Jacket: New Blurb

It’s a great day in Jacke news – a new blurb from the fabulous Ronica Dhar! Jacke Wilson’s work has for many years engaged me with its themes about the Midwest, politics, and contemporary culture. Alternately full of intrigue or expertly rendered deadpan comedy, Jacke’s stories (or perhaps satires? I’d have to ask Jacke to Continue reading

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bijou roy, blurbs, Indie Publishing, ronica dhar

January 27, 2014

Welcome, Nook Readers!

Fans of Barnes & Noble, your days of waiting are OVER. The Race: A Novella is ready and available for sampling and purchases on your favorite Nook product. My thanks again to Mark Coker and the folks at Smashwords for the distribution platform. It’s great to be able to reach all my readers, on whatever Continue reading

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Barnes and Noble, Ebooks, Indie Publishing, Nook, The Race

January 25, 2014

Thoughts on France’s Menage a Trois

I’ve done some thinking about love triangles and politics. In fact, I’ve set a book in that world. The Race takes place in Wisconsin. One of its recurring themes is the loneliness and solitude of strivers trapped in out-of-the-way places. Although they live – and thrive – in a flyover state, both the Governor and Continue reading

Fiction, The Race

France, Humanity, Politics

January 18, 2014

The Failure of the Unpublished Author: Dead or Dying?

We’re fans of failure on this blog (as we are in life). And of course, The Race: A Novella has a failed lawyer as one of its pole stars. Now Tim Parks brings things full circle with a look at failed writers, which of course we’re HUGE fans of as well, when we’re not self-hating them. (Oh boy Continue reading

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Failure, New York Review of Books, Tim Parks

January 17, 2014

Who’s Cheating America?: Murky Waters

I try to avoid politics here on the blog as much as possible. (Except when I’m writing books about it.) But if there’s one viewpoint I expect all thoughtful Americans to share it’s the old 90s slogan: Work Hard And Play By The Rules. We can all agree on this, surely! We want hardworking people Continue reading

The Race, Who’s Cheating America

America, cheaters, criminals

January 14, 2014

The Race: New Formats Available

The Race: A Novella is expanding its reach to new territories and now… new formats! I’ve chosen Smashwords as the distributor for all non-Amazon stores. Smashwords will eventually distribute The Race into online stores like Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Apple, and several others, including libraries and subscription services. I’ll post all those links when they’re available. For now, Continue reading

Novellas, Publishing, The Race

Publishing, Self-Publishing, Smashwords