Defining Moments still accruing
I’d like to pick up where I left off in my February 14 post, as my client, Bradley V. DeHaven has been able to use his print-on-demand book, Defining Moments. A Suburban Father’s Journey Into His Son’s...
View ArticlePollack hits the right keys with “Track Changes”
The March/April Issue of Poets & Writers Magazine includes a piece by Eileen Pollack, the director of the MFA program at the University of Michigan and author of the upcoming novel Breaking and...
View ArticleSeparating Publishing Wheat from the Chaff
I’ve been spending a lot of time discussing publishing-on-demand lately. In April, I made a presentation to the NorCal Editorial Freelancers Association chapter about my experiences with four different...
View ArticleFeed me see more- the benefits of RSS
I have been thoroughly enjoying receiving the RSS feeds of several blogs lately, and I’d like to share a few of these with you. Though it is true that a blog is just that, a blog, and shouldn’t ever...
View ArticleWhat does Success look like?
The big Success, with a capital S is elusive. You do know this, don’t you? Success a la big time fame and fortune, cover of People magazine, tooling around Nob Hill in a Maserati, that kind of...
View ArticleWhy you need an editor: Professional Read
At this past weekend’s Self Publishing Boot Camp, I was privileged to speak on the topic of editing for self-publishers. I had only 30 minutes to speak on the topic, and I wanted to cover the nuts and...
View ArticleEditing, writing, digital publishing, from textbooks to fiction, meetings and...
This has been a wonderfully busy first quarter, with a cornucopia of activities to keep me sharp. The Nor Cal EFA hosted speaker Judith Horstman in January, and she provided the participants with...
View ArticleSan Francisco Writers follow up
After spending the weekend with a wide representation of the writing and publishing community, I am more excited than ever to be a part of it. The SFWC has changed form even in the short time that...
View ArticleBigger isn’t always better
In the Nov/Dec 2011 issue of Poets & Writers, there are several essays on community driven publishing, one of which is written by Steve Almond. In it, he says, “Bigger is always better in the...
View ArticleTweet tweet robin joins Twitter
She rocks in the treetops all the day long hoppin’ and a boppin’ and a singin’ her song All the little birdies on Jay Bird Street Love to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweet … As any Angie, Sarah,...
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