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Sometimes,a good moment in the present helps you to reflect better on the past,or plan for the future. In my case,a yearly summer vacation to a lovely ocean-side spot near Parksville,BC provided a welcome chance to unwind and reflect. I also started reading Craig Ferguson’s biography,“American on Purpose”,and even . . . →Read More:Meditating on Now,the Past,and Raw Material… Along with my dream of writing for a living (and being able to work from home on my own terms),I’ve recently adopted the dream of living on the sea. No,not near the sea,or next to the sea,or with a view of the sea –ON the sea… . . . →Read More:A Lovely Home,on the Sea… I enjoyed this article by Nilofar Ansher. It deals with the way new media and technology play a role in moving the control of opinion away from from critics and specialists and into the hands of consumers. In fact,consumers are ever-more becoming producers. I think this is the real shift:the audience is not only listening,they’re talking back. . . . →Read More:Repost:It’s Still About Story Telling:Writing in the ePublishing Age I found this article to be a very useful,first-hand account of the challenges and advantages of self-publishing. I think that opinion tends to be divided between those who feel that eBooks are opening new opportunities for readers and writers,and those who feel that the eReader medium is still too immature and under-refined compared . . . →Read More:What Independent Author Stacey Cochran learned from self-publishing In the spirit of “try before you buy”,I invite you to read a preview of my novel,Owe Nothing,on Google Books. Owe Nothing is my non-mainstream look at Vancouver:an adventure novel based upon real people and places that I knew when my family lived in dodgy Kingsway Motels for over a year. The . . . →Read More:Preview Owe Nothing Free,on Google Books  One comment - (Comments are closed)  Book Marketing,Life,Publishing,Reading,Writing  Book Marketing,fiction,Life Story,novel,owe nothing,publication,Vancouver,Writing I read this 2010 Survey of Book Buying Behaviour that gave some interesting stats on eReader adoption rates among book buyers. Compared to buyers of printed books,eBook purchasers are a small lot,but growing every day. The survey said,among other things,that of the 9800 some-odd people surveyed… eReader owners represent about 7% . . . →Read More:Is an eReader or Tablet in Your Future,or mine? Are video book trailers a good idea? I actually debated this question while I pondered the progress of my online book marketing campaign. In retrospect,it seemed funny that I actually pondered this at all. When I first envisioned the kinds of activities it would take to market a novel,I imagined things like press . . . →Read More:Are Video Book Trailers a Good Idea? 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Book Marketing,Publishing,Writing Book Marketing,marketing,novel,owe nothing |    | ||||
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