by Andy Updegrove | Aug 3, 2014 | Book Reviews, SelfPublishing
The Bomb Makers, by Marcus Case (a pseudonym), is not only a taut, gripping thriller, but an example of a first time indie author doing everything right. The result? It’s not only a great read, but an inspiration for any aspiring author that may be looking for...
by Andy Updegrove | Jul 31, 2014 | SelfPublishing, Writing
New and disruptive (often technology-based) business models have wreaked havoc on a host of traditional businesses over the last several decades. One of those is publishing, with the Internet providing the technology, and Amazon providing the disruption. Much of this...
by Andy Updegrove | Jul 27, 2014 | SelfPublishing, Writing
At some point in the last two years self-publishing became accepted as a real, and even preferable, route over the traditional path. That’s great news, but it’s only the first step. What we need now is for a self-publishing ecosystem to evolve that makes...
by Andy Updegrove | Jul 22, 2014 | SelfPublishing
Earlier this year I wrote one of the more successful entries I’ve posted at this site thus far. It’s received over 1600 reads to date, and is titled Why Johnny Can’t Format (a book). In it, I recount the tale of how Microsoft came to wipe out...
by Andy Updegrove | Jul 20, 2014 | Book Reviews, My Writing, Writing
All authors can be divided into three categories: those who read reviews of their books, those who don’t, and those that do and claim they don’t. It would be fair to say that all authors can also be divided into those that are successful enough to ignore...
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