Okay, now that “Don’t Get Dead” is “finished,” what’s next? The hard part begins: getting it published. That means I have to be the publicity/marketing department for my book. Sell. Sell. Sell. Why is it so doggone hard? One reason, physiologically speaking, is because (it’s my belief that) writing and marketing use different regions of the brain. One region serves the creative, artsy fartsy, emotional–writing. Another [...]
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Now What?
Posted in Books, MLRowland, Publishing, Writing, tagged Books, Don't Get Dead, Fiction, Literary Agents, MLRowland, Publishing, Women Writers, Writing on July 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Beware of the NY Times Bestseller List
Posted in Books, NY Times Bestsellers List, Writing, tagged Books, NY Times, NY Times Bestsellers List, Writing on February 19, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The NY Times is my favorite newspaper, the standard against which I judge all others. That said, I have to express my dismay and consternation with the NY Times Bestseller List. At a writers conference a year or so ago, I learned from a workshop presenter that if a writer or publisher knows how to [...]
