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How to Market Your Book
... and how not to. It's a question most authors have either asked already, or dread having to ask in the future: how to market your book? Today's blog post is a guest post from the wonderful Eric Sparks, I was fascinated by his extensive insights into marketing when...
Book Review: Dreams From My Father
It felt a little odd to be reading this book some twenty-five years after its initial publication. Barack Obama wrote Dreams From My Father after having been elected the first black president of the Harvard Law Review, and it was republished in 2004 after he won the...
Self-Publishing – What Does It Involve?
I’ve had a few people ask for my take on self-publishing. Although I don't have personal experience to speak from, it's an area I’m interested in. And as a writer and editor myself, I feel like this is an area I should make some effort to understand! So I did what I...
Book Review: The Obelisk Gate
Essun has found herself somewhere safe, or as close to it as one can get at the end of the world, but she still hasn’t done the one thing she set out to: find her daughter. Unfortunately, it looks like that goal is going to have to wait, while Essun deals with one...
Advice from an Amateur Bride
I got married a little over two weeks ago now. It was a civil ceremony, kind of a mish-mash of traditional and non-traditional elements, and without a doubt one of the very happiest days of my life. I have photographic evidence of this—I was grinning my head off for...
Book Review: Can Everyone Please Calm Down?
Mae Martin—stand-up comedian, Bette Midler enthusiast and chronic over-sharer—sets out on a tour of sexuality, discussing a wide range of topics and definitions. In between personal anecdotes, quotes from friends and the opinions of experts, Martin covers basically...