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Saturday Summation – 15 March 2014
Bits and pieces of things that caught my eye not only for my own interest, but enough to want to share with you, too… Writing Stuff: Author Chuck Wendig has written variations of this before, but each rendition is … Continue reading
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Tagged blog roundup, publishing, Saturday Summation, setting, traditional publishing, writing, writing tips
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When the Publishing Crossover Starts to Get a Little Shady
Several weeks ago, before the current bestselling novel, 50 Shades of Grey was out on the bookshelves, I remember following a lot of news about it among published authors. Blog posts abounded. A few friends and I discussed the novel … Continue reading
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Tagged books, epublishing, J. Marie Rundquist, publishing, traditional publishing, writing
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Saturday Summation – 14 April 2012
Here are some of my most interesting blog and news reads of the week: Some Reading Stuff If you didn’t hear the news a couple of weeks ago, J.K. Rowling has a new book coming out – but this time … Continue reading
Why I Look at Self e-Publishing as the End of the Line
Last August, I read an article in The Guardian stating that the decline of print books to ebooks was not near as high as the media (read: “Important Bloggers” and “Indignant Indie Authors”) indicated. That in fact, print book sales … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, books, ebooks, editing, epublishing, J. Marie Rundquist, Janet Rundquist, publishing, self publishing, traditional publishing
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