I had a great time at Life, The Universe, and Everything last weekend, my first time speaking at this conference! (My first time attending it in any capacity, actually!) I am very impressed. Definitely coming back next year, as an attendee if they don’t want me to teach anything or speak on a panel. My […]
Building Credibility in Nonfiction
When a reader is simply told to believe something, rather than shown evidence, they will be less willing to accept it. The reader’s trust, if they extend it to you, will be thin and brittle if it is only based on your own plain claims about yourself. Even in nonfiction, the old fiction author’s adage […]
“Where do I find the formatting conventions for a manuscript, or a source file for publishing?”
This question came up recently—again!—so I thought I’d answer it here for posterity. TFor manuscript formatting (suitable when you’re preparing the document to be submitted to contests, to agents, to acquisitions agents and publishers) use standard manuscript format. William Shunn is a bit of a codger: no one uses Courier anymore (Classic Format). Use Times […]
Subsidy Publishing: Pros, Cons, and Harsh Realities
Normally I might subtitle this “the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly,” but in this case, I want to help you distinguish between the Professionals and the Con artists, as well as understand one fundamental truth about all subsidy publishers. Understand this harsh reality, unflinchingly incorporate it into your strategic thinking, and you’ll be able […]
LinkedIn deserves a fresh appraisal
After Sheri Kent’s advice at the GLAWS panel discussion this past Saturday, I definitely want to get up to speed with LinkedIn, “the platform I’m on, but mostly ignore.” This morning, I got an email from LInkedIn inviting me to this live-stream event! It begins at 10:00am Pacific, this Friday, it’s free, and I’ll be […]
Ugly Truth of Life: you gotta pay taxes
Congratulations, your books are finally beginning to sell well! Now the Tax Man looms. You’ll want to get the jump on him now so that he won’t haunt, or actually harm, your fledgling business in the future. The longer you ignore him, the more frightening a threat he becomes. Let’s dispatch that threat right now. […]
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