1st Turning Point Guest Columnist | August 2, 2010
Mary McCall, Author
by Mary McCall
1st Turning Point Guest Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Mary McCall
As a debut author, the topic of promotion puts me into a frustrated dither. I considered writing the American Psychiatric Association and requesting an addition to the next edition of the DSM IV (their diagnostic manual). They could make the code 666.0X: [...]
Robert W. Walker | July 29, 2010
Robert W. Walker, Mystery-Suspense-Thriller Author (MSTA)–MUSTA READ!
by Robert W. Walker
1st Turning Point Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Robert W. Walker
Following up on some of the glaring differences between traditional and non-traditional publishing discussed in Part 1, allow me to add some other hard-won lessons to the list.
The traditional publisher determines design matters such as single or multiple [...]
Robert W. Walker | July 28, 2010
Robert W. Walker, Mystery-Suspense-Thriller Author (MSTA)–MUSTA READ!
by Robert W. Walker
1st Turning Point Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Robert W. Walker
In any non-traditional publishing, as in ebook publication, there is no such thing as an advance against royalties. In Traditional Publishing, now often termed DTBs (Dead Tree Books) by our younger generations, the advance has always been there. [...]
1st Turning Point Guest Columnist | July 19, 2010
Jonathan Papernick, Author
By Jonathan Papernick
1st Turning Point Guest Columnist
First published at Beyond the Margins
Within weeks of publication of my first collection of short stories eight years ago, I received a starred review in Publishers Weekly and a full-page rave review in the New York Times. My name was mentioned in the same [...]
Rowena Cherry | May 17, 2010
Rowena Cherry - Space Snark (TM)
by Rowena Cherry
1st Turning Point Staff Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Rowena Cherry
I firmly believe that one of the most powerful ways to promote yourself is to promote your rivals. It’s really not counter intuitive. It doesn’t matter if your rivals don’t reciprocate (and many won’t).
For one thing, it’s a lot more [...]
Amber Scott | April 7, 2010
Amber Scott, Author and Reviewer
by Amber Scott
1st Turning Point First Mate
Copyright © 2010 Amber Scott
Get ahead of the learning curve with these promotion tips from author JA Konrath.
AS: When it comes to inventive self-promotion, from eBay to short stories to making collector booklets, you’ve been there, done that. What would you say is the most unusual [...]
Rowena Cherry | March 22, 2010
Rowena Cherry - Space Snark (TM)
by Rowena Cherry
1st Turning Point Staff Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Rowena Cherry
Some parts of the internet have become downright ugly in the last couple of years, and much of the ugliness is directed at authors. We are, apparently, fair game.
Examples
“… destroy all copyright law; kill those who would attempt to enforce [...]
Eilis Flynn | March 17, 2010
Author Eilis Flynn: The Reality Beyond
by Eilis Flynn
1st Turning Point Crew Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Eilis Flynn
Have you ever clicked on Jesse Petersen’s longstanding website, passionatepen.com? It’s a terrific reference site for aspiring writers, full of information about publishers and agents, publishing FAQs, a weekly (eventually monthly) diary that chronicles (and chronicled) Jesse Petersen’s ongoing efforts [...]
Rowena Cherry | February 22, 2010
Rowena Cherry - Space Snark (TM)
by Rowena Cherry
1st Turning Point Staff Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Rowena Cherry
Not everyone involved in the Google Book Settlement has “an agenda,” but most of us have a little bit of skin in this game whether we know it or not. Let me declare mine.
I’m a member of the Authors Guild. [...]
Robert W. Walker | January 27, 2010
Robert W. Walker, Mystery-Suspense-Thriller Author (MSTA)–MUSTA READ!
by Robert W. Walker
1st Turning Point Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Robert W. Walker
This article is going to be short and to the point so that I can rush back to http://www.authonomy.com/, a writer community that acts as a bolstering, positive community. This article is in praise of authonomy for good [...]
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