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...
by Andy Updegrove | Jun 11, 2015 | My Writing, Promotion, SelfPublishing
With thanks to those kind enough to comment on my first take at a book blurb, here’s Take Two. As before, comments are very welcome. First, a quick note on my thinking behind this draft. Since I didn’t spend time trying to get my first book into brick and...
by Andy Updegrove | Jun 7, 2015 | Promotion, SelfPublishing
It’s a safe bet that writing the blurb for a new book wouldn’t make any author’s top ten list of joyously anticipated tasks. And yet there it is, as necessary as it is tedious, and not to be neglected before the book itself is presented to its hoped...
by Andy Updegrove | May 31, 2015 | Promotion, SelfPublishing, Writing
Today I made the very last corrections and improvements to the text of my second book of fiction, now retitled and subtitled The Lafayette Campaign, a tale of deception and elections. As the title hints, it’s a thriller with a presidential campaign as a...
by Andy Updegrove | Apr 3, 2015 | Promotion, SelfPublishing
Once upon a time, there were authors and publishers. Then things changed, and authors had to be both – ideally at the same time. No problem, right? Well… I tried for quite a while – more than a year, to be precise – to do both write and...
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