self-publishing
November 14, 2009
- Let’s backtrack for a day to the all-important topic of pitches and query letters. I just received an expert blog post from agent Katharine Sands, editor of Making the Perfect Pitch: How to Catch a Literary Agent's Eye, a collection of pitching wisdom from leading literary agents, and this one makes it well worth revisiting these topics one more time this month. Plus, not only does she ...
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November 11, 2009
- Hi! This is a great day, having discovered Red Room! For an added perspective, I invite you to visit my other new blog at http://www.cherilaser.wordpress.com. Your input and comments would be welcome and appreciated.
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November 1, 2009
- ...I was thinking about self-publishing my novel SUGAR. I'd given myself until my birthday and if I hadn't sold it, I was going to publish it myself. That was ten years ago and here I am having the same exact thoughts again about my novel Glorious. And so I'm going to give it till September and then self publish. What else can I do after four years and seven drafts? Let it sit forgotten at the ...
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October 27, 2009
- Finally, I arrive at the point. I will now wave my magic mouse and reconstruct this four-part series with an eye on the publishing/writing business. I have condensed the piece a bit, as I am aware of how very busy many of you are. If you have not read parts one-three of this blog, you will find them at http://redroom.com/member/lslbradfordWith a gazillion books to choose from, Internet savvy ...
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October 26, 2009
- This morning I just did a talk show interview where I talked about writing, publishing, and marketing. You can listen to the interview at this link: http://ijustfinished.com/ Just scroll down to the bottom left corner and look for the BlogTalk Radio player
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October 25, 2009
- Whenever my book publisher advises me something related to my book, I always take it to heart. You might need them in the future.These are the following list of books that publishers are likely to reject:1. Hate LiteratureThe last thing book publishers want is a lawsuit. Anything that poses a threat to an institution, an individual or another company might merit a subpoena.2. Pornography"If ...
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October 25, 2009
- No cheating. If you have not read part one of this story, do not pass go, do not collect $200, return immediately to part one. It's floating around here somewhere between Paris and New York. Now, back to the dealership we go. We have already established to be a successful car salesperson, one must be a clever little marketer.Contrary to popular opinion, the often abused salesperson does not stand ...
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October 23, 2009
- Spin the wheel and point a finger. A new model of publishing is being forged and no one is quite sure where the industry will land. The days of stodgy publishing houses (editors with ascots, cigars and snobbish accents) who follow tediously slow time lines are disappearing as rapidly as the DVD movie rental. Heck, anyone remember Beta? When you hold your finished book in your hands like a ...
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October 21, 2009
- Romancing the Lie and the Enlightenment Guru Let me give you a bit more background before I continue. Power, money, position and celebrity do funny things to people and their good judgment. Both the holders of the aforementioned qualities and those with whom they interact. How else do you explain the misguided reasoning of many who say, “Roman Polanski didn't really rape and drug a ...
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October 20, 2009
- I divorced my publisher. I can hear your synapse's snapping, “Are you insane? You had a legitimate publisher in an economy writers would jump off the Verrazano Bridge onto a pile of alcohol soaked razor blades to even get noticed?” Yes. I did. I yanked the plug and went solo. Not first without a great deal of miles on my pedometer and blisters on my typing fingers. Once upon a ...
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