Tag: publishing

The 12-Foot Teepee … How I Didn’t Set the Publishing World On Fire

Every once in a while, much to my surprise, Amazon informs me that someone bought one of my books. It happened during 2012 and just happened again ... wow! Any personal friends who were going to buy or read my book have long since done so. Therefore, whoever bought it is not someone I guilted into … Continue reading The 12-Foot Teepee … How I Didn’t Set the Publishing World On Fire

STILL WAITING FOR A CALL FROM HOLLYWOOD

My monthly royalty payment from Amazon came in yesterday. I was pleased to see it was the same as last month. A total of $2.57 was directly deposited into my checking account. I am not sure how many book sales this represents, but I'm guessing one. I'm astonished anyone stills buys it, but I love … Continue reading STILL WAITING FOR A CALL FROM HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD COULD CALL SOMEDAY

My monthly royalty payment from Amazon came in yesterday. I was pleased to see it was the same as last month. A total of $2.57 was directly deposited into my checking account. I am not sure how many book sales this represents, but I'm guessing one. I'm astonished anyone stills buys it, but I love … Continue reading HOLLYWOOD COULD CALL SOMEDAY

HOLLYWOOD WILL CALL, SOMEDAY (BUT IT BETTER BE SOON)

My monthly royalty payment from Amazon came in yesterday. I was pleased to see it was the same as last month. A total of $2.57 was directly deposited into my checking account. I am not sure how many book sales this represents, but I'm guessing one. I'm astonished anyone stills buys it, but I love … Continue reading HOLLYWOOD WILL CALL, SOMEDAY (BUT IT BETTER BE SOON)

IT HELPS IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY

“Something to say.” — Blogging Insights 3.0 # 4 I would say it another way: "Writing is easy. Getting a book published is hard." For many or most writers, they have no problem putting words on a page. Turning those words into something interesting, cogent, cleanly written and properly proofread is another matter. It requires … Continue reading IT HELPS IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY

THE BOOK WORLD AND MEMORIES THEREOF – Marilyn Armstrong

I usually say I wouldn't want to ever work again, but I got to thinking about that. I realized if I could get back my job as an editor at Doubleday? I'd do it in a heartbeat. How many jobs give you unlimited sick days, two-hour lunches, and require you to read sleazy novels during … Continue reading THE BOOK WORLD AND MEMORIES THEREOF – Marilyn Armstrong

THE GIFT OF WORDS – Marilyn Armstrong

And thus shall I bestow upon you the gift of gab, the talent of words, the ability to write with clarity and precision. Congratulations. You are a writer. But -- how do you know? Because you write. Could you be a better writer? Probably. We can all be better writers. I'm a much better writer … Continue reading THE GIFT OF WORDS – Marilyn Armstrong

SNOOPY AS A ROLE MODEL – BY ELLIN CURLEY

I read a unique article in the Washington Post by a writer talking about something from her childhood that inspired her to be a writer as an adult. Her name is Ann Patchett and her title names the motivating force in her career choice. The article is called, “Snoopy taught me how to be a … Continue reading SNOOPY AS A ROLE MODEL – BY ELLIN CURLEY

MINIMALIST PUBLISHING – Marilyn Armstrong

Why do publishers ONLY publish potential best-sellers? Many books we read from in those old days were not wildly popular. Publishers understood a good book deserved publication, even if it wouldn't be a bestseller. Our literature would be a very poor place if we only published the most popular genres. It's true I don't read … Continue reading MINIMALIST PUBLISHING – Marilyn Armstrong

SO MARTHA ASKED, “CAN YOU ENFORCE IT?” – Marilyn Armstrong

Wednesday RDP – COPYRIGHT Martha wrote a little piece this morning titled "Can You Enforce it? (and Rambling Nonsense) by Martha Ann Kennedy. It's good reading. Pretty much everything Martha writes is good reading, even when I don't agree but especially when she waxes lyrical and I feel I'm in Grammarian Heaven. In this case, much … Continue reading SO MARTHA ASKED, “CAN YOU ENFORCE IT?” – Marilyn Armstrong