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Giving Thanks Part II

Giving Thanks For the holiday season I thought I would try to focus a few blog posts on the “Giving Thanks” theme I started before Thanksgiving. I’m going to try to add them as additional posts and not interfere with my normal Thursday listing. With that in mind, here is my second one. Blog Tours […]

How to Lose A Customer

Building Your Team Being an independent author/publisher means you have to do a hell of a lot more than write. Once you’re done writing, you have to work with a lot of vendors: content editor copy editor proofreader. Graphic designer for your book cover layout and formatting for both ebook and print Website design and […]

“D” is For Dare—A Challenge to Sue Grafton

An Indie Author’s Response to Sue Grafton I know I shouldn’t do this. I know it’s like responding to a bad review…but I couldn’t help myself. Sue Grafton pissed me off. Sue Grafton, bestselling mystery author, has been in the headlines recently, but not for her books. This time it’s for her mouth, or rather, […]




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