When you finish a big project, you’re allowed some downtime. Now that The Sword is in the hands of readers, I’ve been letting myself do nothing. Now it’s time to get the juices flowing again. I’ve got some stuff to write for the next UJ, and I might squeeze out a novella before the year’s… Read More Break Over. Time for New Work.
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I will be posting something within the next few days about my current publishing plans. Right now I’m dealing with some manner of gastrointestinal distress. The long and short of it, 2018 is going to be a big year.
In my research as to the proper way to have a career as an indie author, I’ve read a good few useful books and absorbed what some successful authors have had to say. The boys over at Realm and Sands, who do the Self-Publishing Podcast, have coined the phrase “Write. Publish. Repeat.”, which is the… Read More Email Lists, Book Covers, Periscope, and Other Assorted Jazz
I’m starting to think I should keep all my short-form content free on Amazon. Sarah Hoyt advises it, and now I’m starting to wonder if the price of zero would spare me reviews like this: No true fan of Aaron Burr would like this book., November 23, 2013 By jaybee43 Amazon Verified Purchase(What’s this?) This review… Read More I Get Bad Reviews
I don’t know if it’s my subconscious ruminating on the debased state of American politics, or just the idle curiosity to re-watch a train wreck, but I found myself viewing, for the second time, the 1979 film Caligulia with Malcolm McDowell on Netflix. I only got an hour or so into it before I decided that… Read More Madness in Great Ones Must Not Unwatched Go.
T.B. Markinson at Self-Publishing Review calls it “an exhilarating read”. Not only is this story science fiction, but it’s also a thriller. As Burton and his assistant travel further and further into space the story slowly unfolds. It all starts to make sense. In the meantime, Burton has music from decades ago to keep him company… Read More The Solar System Blues Review is In!
It will help you keep an audience when you’ve got one. That’s not what this post at Book Designer starts to say, but that’s what they end up concluding. The lede is buried here: Your key to more followers isn’t posting more frequently or having more conversations. Nor is it constantly checking your feeds to… Read More Authors: Social Media Will Not Bring You an Audience.
Is there anything lamer than having two “Sorry I no blog” posts in a row? But I seriously had a good reason. Seriously. Anyhoo, while I prep for the school year, here’s some nonsense. First my first feedback on Solar System Blues from someone who doesn’t know me and is therefore under no pressure to… Read More Content? Fie Upon Your “Content”
I am giving away 10 copies of my new book, Solar System Blues, to Goodreads members. Goodreads Book Giveaway Solar System Blues by Andrew J. Patrick Giveaway ends July 31, 2013. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win You know what to do.
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