by Andy Updegrove | Jul 26, 2015 | Promotion, SelfPublishing, Writing
A week ago I posted a piece here titled Book Promotion: What Really Works? and promised to pour the results of your feedback into a poll that I’d then post for broader participation. I’ve now done that, and you can find the poll here. If you have a half a...
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 12, 2015 | Interviews, SelfPublishing, Writing
A month ago, I posted a review of Nico Laeser’s excellent novel, Skin Cage, a novel written in the first person from a most unusual perspective. The choice of that viewpoint, as well as the degree to which the author succeeded in accomplishing what can only be...
by Andy Updegrove | Jul 5, 2015 | Promotion, SelfPublishing, Writing
So there you are, at long last. The writing, the revision (and revision, and revision and revision…) are over; the proofreading, too, and the cover design. The files are uploaded, and in due course your book has winked live at Amazon, for all the world to buy....
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...
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