It’s that time of year when RMFW authors are thinking about the gala book-signing at Colorado Gold and how to participate in the signing or place their books in the conference bookstore. There are a few changes this year so read on! As usual, per RMFW policies, the signing event is open to all presenters,…
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Wag the Tail
I keep running across statements saying things like “The average self-published author only sells 500 books in his lifetime” or “The average author earns less than X dollars/euros/pounds a year.” Here’s the problem, and it goes back to the idea of the “long tail.” Average (or arithmetic mean) is a measure of central tendency. It’s…
Pregnant Purple Prose
I once called a writer friend and got the following voicemail greeting: “Pardons begged, we are presently truant and prevented from undertaking dialog with callers at present. After the modulation, please recite your sobriquet and cellular digit-string to better enable us an opportunity to reciprocate the honor of this summons.” The title of this article…
The Business of Patience
This one is about patience. Patience, that is, and hard work. Later this summer, Lake Union Publishing (an Amazon imprint) will publish The Swing of Things. The book represents five years of work by co-writers Linda Hull (former RMFW Writer of the Year) and Keir Graff, an award-winning writer, editor, and big cheese at Booklist. Together,…
Create Better Characters in Six Easy Steps
Readers may be intrigued by a good plot. But if your characters are interesting, readers will remember them long after they close the book. It can be tough to create fully fleshed-out, three-dimensional characters. But it’s much easier when you use the PERSON acronym: P is for Personality E is for Experiences R is for…