I've seen many posts about what self published authors should spend some money on. This is the first time I've seen one on what not to spend that money on. I have to say it is a spot on list. As a receiver of emails from some of these services I can tell you right …
Author: Vincent A. Alascia
Vincent is the author of, "In the Presence of Gods," "Xristos: Chosen of God," and coming soon, "Undead Heart," available on Kindle and paperback, as well as works that have appeared in anthologies and online. Originally an East Coast native, he makes his home in the Phoenix area of Arizona with his wife and three attention grabbing felines. Vincent is an active member of the West Valley Writers' Workshop and an Adult Services librarian at the Maricopa County Library District Northwest Regional Library in Surprise, Arizona.
Disappearing eBooks
DRM Digital Rights Management has jumped back into the headlines with the closing of Microsoft's eBook store. Users of the store found not only was the store closing but it was also taking it's books with it. https://futurism.com/microsoft-closing-ebook-store The DRM software that comes loaded with the file makes this as easy as flipping a switch …
A Little Sh*t Can’t Hurt
As a librarian I can tell you many people will religiously read the same authors' books. We see this constantly as the request list for the latest Patterson or Steele novels head into the hundreds. As a reader myself I've read a familiar author's book that once I was done said, "that was a waste …
Avoiding Emotional Cliches
I came across this great piece of advice from Anne R Allen's great blog. How to Avoid Cliched Emotional Responses We've all fallen into the trap at least once. Cliches are easy and sometime our brains just don't have anything more to say about something. One of my favorite things is to mix up the …
Newsletters For Authors
9 Reasons to consider a newsletter if you're an author.
Procrastination: We All Do It
I wanted to post this yesterday, but you know... I came across this post on Anne R. Allen's wonderful blog. As writers we all have had bouts of putting off writing. Now at least we know it isn't all our fault, nor is it the reason we may think. Good News About Procrastination
New Book
I've started work on a new book. It's a departure for me as it is non-fiction. I've been interested in and studying Tarot since high school so I have decided to put together my thoughts on the cards. I've also been interested in symbols in literature and the occult and have tied the two into …
From the Blogs: Writing Yourself Into a Corner
I can see this as more of an issue with seat-of-their-pants writers. Still I can imagine sitting over an outline and realizing that it's not going where you need and or want. Scott Hale, over at The Creative Pen has some great advice for dealing with that. https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2019/04/19/why-writing-yourself-into-a-corner-can-improve-your-writing/
Should All Authors Blog
This was a very interesting post from Rachel Gardner. Should All Authors Blog A few years ago that answer would be, "of course, don't be silly." Now that is not necessarily so, and this piece puts it into perspective. If you are an author and thinking if you need to blog I would stop everything …
Writing Contests Yay or Nay
I'm no where near an expert on the subject of writing contests as I've only entered a handful or so. I have had success, garnering an honorable mention for one of my short stories. Still when I came across this post on Anne R. Allen's blog I thought I'd share it. Writing Contests Are Important: …
