If you’re a writer, you’ve probably thrown around the pros and cons of self-publishing more than once or twice. Maybe you’ve even bought into the myths that traditional publishing naturally gets you more recognition, or that you’ll make more money with a real publisher. But all this is changing. It’s easier now than ever to find your specific audience and build a direct relationship with them.
10/23/16 Jack Kerouac, Halloween Traditions, and NaNoWriMo 2016
This week, forty-seven years ago, Jack Kerouac, author of On the Road and Dharma Bums among many other works, had his years of heavy drinking catch up with him. It’s a notable anniversary because Jack was 47 years old when he died on October 21 back in 1969.
10/16/16 “Bob Dylan, The Crossing Pre-Order, and a Failed Adventure”
This week in literary things… Bob Dylan has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Some may disagree with this. My co-host on Between Pages, for example, isn’t a fan. Others might say, “let a novelist or poet win.”
10/9/16 “City of Angels, Dave Eggers, and Welcome Autumn”
Los Angeles is not my city. Still, I made the most of it this past week while I was stuck there Monday through Friday for business. Despite being a concrete jungle in the middle of a desert, there is some really cool literary history in this city. Check out this map from the L.A. Times to explore it yourself.
9/22/16 “Emperor of Ice Cream, Self-Published Novels, and Silly Faces”
Yesterday, a cold and rainy day, my wife and I had ice cream for lunch. How postmodern of us – whatever that means. In other ice cream related news (with a literary bent), Wallace Stevens, author of the poem “Emperor of Ice Cream,” was born 137 years ago today. Here’s a fun article about him in The New Yorker.
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