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You Gotta Love WordPress and Atahualpa

Yet again I have retooled the web site–with more plans down the line. Today’s exercise was one in which I took the latest blog posts and put them in their own section, instead of having them located on the home page. It was incredibly easy using built-in Wordpress settings and some of the theme options for Atahualpa. It makes the site feel more like a, well, a site, and less like just a blog. It took all of thirty minutes. [...]

How the Vook Hijacked My Workout

I like the Vook but there are many things I’d like to see change. This is my detailed review with screen shots. [...]

See How Well Your Book Is Doing At Amazon

See how well your book is selling at Amazon. Actually, see how well anybody’s book is selling. Courtesy of your new addiction. [...]

I Fought the Law

And the law won. And the law was gravity, writer friends. And when the law won, it was the biggest pain in the neck. [...]

Scrivener – The Swiss Army Knife of Writing Tools

Over the years, I’ve used several pieces of software for writing, including: Word, Open Office, Google Docs, TextEdit, FileMaker (yes, a database to actually write the book in data fields), Stickies, Notes, and, once upon a special character, WordPerfect. I’ve used many desktop computers, many laptop computers, and even an iPod touch to outline and compose. But two months ago, I started using Scrivener (Mac OSX 10.4 and above required) and it has rocked my little writing world to the tune of about 30,000 words since then [...]

How to Tell the Printing Number of a Book

Of course, the printers key has a more descriptive name and one that will actually help you locate it: the number line. So, if you flip open your book, you’ll see the back of the cover to the left and the title page to the right. Turn the title page over and you’ll then see the copyright page. [...]

Step 10. Working with the Publisher, Part 11 of 11

This is the last in my series of posts about how I got a non-fiction book published as a first-time author. If you haven’t seen the previous posts, here is where I stand in the timeline. [...]

Step 9. Creating My Online Platform, Part 10 of 11

As I awaited word from the editor at Simon & Schuster regarding my mighty tome, I decided to create what is today called an online platform, but at the time was just a web site, when blogs didn’t exist. It wasn’t something I was doing just for fun, although I did enjoy it. Creating a web site was one of things that I had said I would do in my proposal as part of my promotion and marketing plan. [...]

Step 8. Writing the Tattoo Encyclopedia, Part 9 of 11

Although I am not a political fan, I do something that Ronald Reagan used to do. When he ran for election, he “ran scared.” It was his way of saying that he wasn’t going to lose because he was overconfident. When I write, I put my finger on the panic button, and I don’t let up until I’m done. That’s not my way of saying anything. It’s also not advice. That’s just the way I write. [...]

Step 7. The Book Offer from Simon & Schuster, Part 8 of 11

The offer from Simon & Schuster was not what I was expecting – because the offer wasn’t for the book that I had written about in my proposal. Jane called me (that would be Jane Dystel, my stellar literary agent, in case you haven’t seen the other posts in this series) and she went over the details before I spoke with the editor, Lisa Considine. [...]

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