Monthly Archives: September 2013

“I can’t imagine how stuff like this gets published. I’ve read where aspiring authors like a young Stephen King had to send out dozens, even hundreds of manuscripts before any publisher would take a chance on them. If that is … Continue reading →

  When I discover a good writer I like to pass along that information because there are so few of them around these days. This is not a “new discovery,” this fellow has been around a long time. Unfortunately, he … Continue reading →

Does the name Chet Baker ring a bell with you? Probably not, unless you are at least middle age and are a lover of jazz music. I’m not talking New Orleans type jazz, I am referring to the first examples … Continue reading →

Do you get “BookBub” or some other give-away promotion for Amazon books? Do the descriptions all begin to sound alike after you have read a hundred or more? Let’s see if we can put together a typical review, okay? “In … Continue reading →

First, my thanks to the five people who read this blog. No, you are not obligated to do it EVERY DAY. I’m not keeping a log of your attendance, so relax. But, I do think that most of you are … Continue reading →

I recently read that the woman who wrote the “Shades of Gray” books (and soon to be a movie) was the third highest paid celebrity this year with an income of fifty-eight million dollars. ($58,000,000.00) That is some accomplishment. Full … Continue reading →