What a shame

In my daily perusal of Facebook, I came across an author proudly announcing the debut of his just-published book. Intrigued, I went to the book’s buy page on Amazon and read its description. The well-written description intrigued me further—just the kind of...

Tired tropes

I went shopping recently. At this time of year, gift shopping isn’t unusual; however, I was shopping for a birthday present. My son’s fiancee has a December birthday, so we wanted to ensure she was able to celebrate both her birthday and Christmas...
Caveat Emptor

Caveat Emptor

Publishing is an unregulated industry. Freelancing is unregulated, too. Gig workers don’t receive benefits like healthcare coverage, retirement contributions, and other perks that employers use to make full-time employment attractive. In short, freelancing...
Use the right tool for the job

Use the right tool for the job

Within the various writers groups to which I subscribe and in which I participate, I come across every day someone posting about difficulties producing a book. People ask about appropriate program to write their books, create illustrations, design their books, and...
Advice for new writers

Advice for new writers

I see an awful lot of “new” writers who are beginning or working on their first novel length manuscripts. They’ve never written a book before, but they want to know how much money they’ll earn, how long the book should be, who are the best...