by Andy Updegrove | Jul 30, 2015 | My Writing, Promotion, SelfPublishing
I’m happy to report that the launch of my second cybersecurity thriller, titled The Lafayette Campaign, a Tale of Deception and Elections, is off to a great start in a couple of ways. First, and most eerily, the rise of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential...
by Andy Updegrove | Jul 20, 2015 | My Writing, Promotion, SelfPublishing, Writing
Once upon a time, when someone was done writing a book (or even before), they tried to find a publisher, or an agent and then a publisher, willing to take on their book. Of course, that was eons ago – say, oh, five years or so. Now we’re in the...
by Andy Updegrove | Jul 14, 2015 | My Writing, Writing
Sooner later, mortality catches up with every family. There’s no good way out of this life, but some ways are more difficult than others. The process can be long, and often it’s painful. Sometimes it can even be degrading. Being given the ability to walk...
by Andy Updegrove | Jul 1, 2015 | My Writing, Promotion, SelfPublishing
Well, it really is a great feeling to push that final “submit” button after you’ve uploaded the cover, the file, and all of the metadata and other information that Amazon asks for. And behold – only an hour later, my second book, titled The...
by Andy Updegrove | Jun 25, 2015 | My Writing, Promotion, SelfPublishing
When I released my first book, I had never heard of a marketing op called a “cover reveal.” Well, that was then (four years ago), and this, of course, is now. And so, with apologies to Marcus Case for one last posting that might be considered to be a...
by Andy Updegrove | Jun 20, 2015 | My Writing, Promotion, SelfPublishing
As promised, here’s an earlier than planned look at the first few chapters of my second Frank Adversego cybersecurity thriller, called The Lafayette Campaign, a Tale of Deception and Elections. It’s a timely ride piggybacking on a U.S. Presidential...
