Settling Down to Business
It has been nine months since I posted on my writing blog, and I’ve been missing in action on other social networks as well—2018 was incredibly busy for me. I drove to Texas from California…
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Books
E-Book Sales Up 2.4% This Summer
Good news for writers—sales of e-books improved this summer for the first time in two years! Publisher’s Weekly reports that e-book sales from trade publishers rose 2.4% in May 2017, led by a 3.2% gain…
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B&N Terminates Erotica Authors
Amazon has long had policies that prohibit various kinds of erotica (stories that sensationalize incest, rape, pedophilia, etc.), but some other online booksellers have been lax. Today, many erotica authors published on Nook found their…
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Hot New Books – Fall 2017
Publishers Weekly’s editors and reviewers have announced their Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2017. Many of these titles will break into bestseller lists this fall. Some links to early reviews are included in the article…
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Up to #3 on Amazon’s Bestseller List
Ooohh, look! My remix of Elements of Style (Classic Edition) has climbed to #2,724 in books (paperbacks, not just e-books) and #3 on the Grammar bestseller list! Thanks to the college professors recommending my version…
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Back to #10 Bestseller!
My modern remix of Elements of Style (Classic Edition) by William Strunk is back to #10 on the Amazon bestseller list for Grammar, and it broke into the Top 5000 in books (paperbacks, not e-books)….
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Call for Book Reviewers
I’m compiling a current list of book bloggers and reviewers. If you love blogging about books, or you review books, and you would like to be included on this list, add yourself at the URL…
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My Books Sold 52 Copies Today!
Amazon sold 52 copies of these two grammar books today, making it the best day I’ve had so far! Thanks to my friends on Twitter and Facebook for supporting me and buying my books. This…
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A Quick Look at a First Novel by Mathew R. J. Parkes
It’s not a good idea to ask an editor to look at your work unless you are ready for an honest opinion that you might not like. Today, I received a request on Twitter from…
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Blast from the Past
As I begin the unpleasant chore of getting rid of most of the stuff I have accumulated over the years, tonight I came upon a blast from the past. Buried in the back of a…
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