By Betsy Dornbusch Marketing is a dirty word in publishing. The publishers don’t do it, the writers don’t want to do it, and it doesn’t work anyway, right? I mean, how many times do readers have to hear about a book before they buy? Three? Eleventy-hundred? Who knows?! Might as well do nothing. If you…
Author: J.A. (Julie) Kazimer
Setting Up Your Goals – Make Your Bed and Lie in it!
By J.A. (Julie) Kazimer If you’re anything like me, and I know you are, your New Year’s resolution lasted until January 3rd. The 2nd if it involved not eating cake. Thankfully, for the sake of humanity, most of our writerly resolutions do not involve the consumption of baked goods. However, they do include the dreaded…
One Last Post of 2014 — Ten Things I Learned This Year
I learned a lot of writerly things this past year, some good, some not so great. But they are lessons I feel that are worthy of sharing with my fellow writers.
Lessons Learned: Words Hurt Your Career
By J.A. (Julie) Kazimer In case you hadn’t heard, and really how could you not have since I’ve begged everyone to notice, that I have a new novel coming out…well…yesterday. The Fairyland Murders hit the streets and all of the publishing world is abuzz. Reviews are coming in. Newspapers are asking for interviews. Readers are…
My List of Writerly Thanks-Giving
By J.A. (Julie) Kazimer Through the span of my writing career, which started in 2006 when I started pursuing the dream of fame and fortune based solely on my ability to make shit up (yeah, I quickly realized my mistake) I’ve been given so much. And this post is a thank you for so many…