Within These Walls Book Reading/Signing
When: April 21st, 2015, 7 PM PST Where: Powell’s Books @ Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR 97005 Facebook Event Page Be there or be square!
Because Facebook; a Slight Segue from the Norm
Once upon a time, building a platform on Facebook was pretty easy. You made a page, people liked the page, you posted to the page, and people saw your posts. It was pretty convenient, pretty handy, pretty unmeddled with. Aaaaaaand then it was ruined. I’ve had a Facebook author page for years, and over those…
The Curious Case of Hybrid Authors and the Need for Speed
Lately, there’s been a lot of talk about the self-publishing market, it’s slow but unmistakable deterioration, and how author-publishers should approach the problem of a dwindling capacity to get their work in front of readers rather than having their stories sink to the bottom of the self-published slush pile. I posted my own take on…
Former Indie Author Settles At Gallery (That’s Me!)
From Publishers Weekly: Ania Ahlborn has signed a world English rights deal with Simon & Schuster’s Gallery Books imprint for three books and two e-novellas. Ed Schlesinger acquired the works from Inkwell Management’s David Hale Smith. Ahlborn self-published her novel Seed in 2011; Gallery said the author has since been dubbed by fans as “the female Stephen King.” After self-publishing, Ahlborn signed…
The Bird Eater: Your Nightmares Are Not Your Own
Hi, all! I’m excited to announce that my fourth novel, THE BIRD EATER, is now available on Amazon through 47North! Now, I know a lot of authors say “I love this book” regarding their own work, but I really do love this book. This thing was a nightmare to write (pun intended?). What started out…
On Pacing, Flashbacks, and Bad Guys Being Bad: An Email Response
I recently received an email from a fellow reader/writer who had her fingers crossed that I’d answer a few “on writing” questions. Some authors would ignore these, after all, there are so many online sources that you could easily see what others are saying about the topic at hand, but I’m a sucker for replying…
The History of English… In Ten Minutes
Neil Gaiman on The Truth of Fiction
ARTICLE VIA CRITICAL MARGINS In a recent article, novelist Neil Gaiman argues for literacy and libraries, but he also argues for fiction’s role in helping children understand the real world. Have we failed children by prescribing what they should or shouldn’t read in school? Neil Gaiman thinks so. In a recent lecture on reading, re-printed…
Numbers and Nerves: About Sales and Author Anxiety
I fully realize that I talk (and post) about Stephen King a lot. I’m fascinated by him for various reasons–the fact that he came from nothing to become the king of the literary world, the fact that my writing philosophy is almost completely in line with his (when I read On Writing, I had an…
December: How To Stay Focused Amid Holiday Insanity
You know what? I love the month of December. Next to Halloween, Christmas is my favorite time of the year. But you know what else? Unlike the month of October, December can cripple my motivation and destroy my willpower. Writing is hard. Writing in December? Oh god. It goes a little something like this: you…
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