Blog Posts for Rosemary Jones

Encyclopedia is #5 in Ephemera

Rosemary Jones — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:57:47 -0800

Today I did what authors shouldn't do. I checked my ranking on Amazon.com. As usual, the overall ranking was humbling. There is literally hundreds of thousands of books more popular than mine.

Rosemary on the Radio: Everyone Loves Children's Books But What Makes Them Collectible

Rosemary Jones — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:19:05 -0700

West Coast author on an East Coast mornning radio show means the producer called at 6:20 am this morning.

To Publish or Not To Publish Yourself

Rosemary Jones — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:34:19 -0700

I am convinced that everyone has at least one book in their head. This comes from that usual conversation which begins "what do you do?" Once I answer that I'm a writer and, yes, I ha

When the book is bigger than the computer: 3 lbs of nonfiction published!

Rosemary Jones — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:45:08 -0700

My latest nonfiction title just arrived from UPS. It's 8.5" by 11" hardcover that weighs 3 lbs according to the publisher's website.

Do you need an agent?

Rosemary Jones — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:49:20 -0700

The most common question that other writers ask me is "Do you have an agent?" And most are surprised when I say no.

New tools for publishing: a fairy tale on Issuu

Rosemary Jones — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:38:30 -0700

When I started out in the book business, publishing meant a serious investment of money as well as time.

Know What the Editor Wants, Or What I Learned at the Chinese Newspaper

Rosemary Jones — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:01:17 -0700

As often stated in various published bios, my first post-college writing job was working for a Chinese newspaper.

Secret Handshake: Or A Blog on Becoming Published

Rosemary Jones — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:35:19 -0700

The folks at Red Room sent me a note to remind me that I could blog here. So, not wanting to repeat what is on my other blogs, I thought I'd concentrate here on how I became a published writer.