writing Sue Campbell on 30 May 2009
OK, so … I’ve taken the plunge and sent a short story to a “real” publication, meaning one that publishes on paper and sells in bookstores. I’ve sent my story, “Identity Theft” to Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. This mystery mag has been around forever, and I think, it qualifies as a “deep end” of magazine [...]
author and blogging and books and marketing and publishing and reading and websites of note Sue Campbell on 29 May 2009
A new directory of authors went live in March 2009. Filedby.com Is organized to promote authors not individual titles. In a recent press release from Filedby.Inc of Nashville, TN, the company says:
Podcasts and marketing Sue Campbell on 27 May 2009
As they say there’s no such thing as bad publicity… For your enjoyment, promotionThis is an audio mp3. Seriously, listen to it. It cracks me up every time.
Christiana’s Shallow Thoughts.
author and bookcover and bookcovers and books and case studies and covers and design and marketing and new work Sue Campbell on 22 May 2009
Here’s a current project for Stephens Press and my friend Betty Auchard. Betty’s new book Home for the Friendless will be coming next year. As I’ve blogged here before, book marketing starts long before the book is published, and even before the book is in production! This one is no exception. I’ve read enough of [...]
art and marketing and websites of note Sue Campbell on 20 May 2009
If you’re the type that like to get your blogs delivered to your email. I finally can offer Feedburner, thanks to the help of Bethany Siegler the Wordpress pro from UniqueThink Marketing. It was simple too—too simple for me to figure out. Over there on the upper right sidebar, just enter your email address in [...]
bookcover and bookcovers and case studies and covers and design and marketing and new work and publishing Sue Campbell on 19 May 2009
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted about design. Below are some covers that I designed for a recent book project. This is a self published work by Judy McFadden, who really wanted the best chance for her book—so naturally she came to me! This is a memoir about her wonderful dog McDuff, who was a [...]
Quotes of note and author and writing Sue Campbell on 11 May 2009
“Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.” —Jack Handey
Yeah, That’s a joke.
critiques and reading and writing Sue Campbell on 07 May 2009
Sooner or later every writer needs a critique group. This post gives a list of How To Give and Get Good Critiques.
