This is the third year running for the IndieReader Discovery Awards, which is devoted specifically to self-published authors (though small-press authors can also enter). Some authors have complained about the hefty price tag for entering ($150), which on face value, ...
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I’ve hosted this workshop (Self Publishing: Removing the Stain and Stigma) around Pittsburgh with a great response every time from those who attended. Usually when I run this workshop, I put out a lot of information, so I wanted to make ...
Read More »“Amidst Traffic” makes finalist selection in Indie Book Awards
“Amidst Traffic,” authored by award-winning Army journalist Michel Sauret, has been named Finalist in the Short Story – Fiction category of the 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. The Next Generation Indie Book Awards is the largest Not-for-Profit book awards ...
Read More »Should you dismiss Christian Literature based on its genre? A response…
I try not to play the victim or Woe-is-Me card when my work is rejected or when it receives a poor review. But recently I experienced a rejection that made me pause and ponder on the state of literature, Christian ...
Read More »Workshop: Self Publishing – Shaler Library
I’ve been invited by the Shaler Library to host a workshop on Self Publishing next Wednesday (April 24). I would love it if you passed this on and told a few friends! I will have copies of “Amidst Traffic” ...
Read More »The unfair criticism of self-published authors
I typically hate when people use the word “unfair” in their argument. It has a childish tone, that of someone who isn’t able to deal with reality and resorts to complaining about it instead. But when it comes to books, ...
Read More »Book Review: “Fires of Our Choosing” by Eugene Cross
There’s something deceptively simple about this book and Eugene Cross’s writing style. When you first read the collection, the stories appear un-intrusive, deadpan, easy picking. But there is something complex that surprises you every time. (By the way, Eugene Cross ...
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