3 Million Words in 240 Days

Raymond Chandler says we’re supposed to write 1,000,000 words Malcolm Gladwell tells us we should practice our craft for 10,000 hours The above numbers are pretty huge, but I hope to break things down for you. I too thought these numbers were impossible, that my...

The Turndog Tales: 02/09/2012 – 07/09/2012

Ah Friday, how we love thee. If not for the fact that you bring the weekend, then for the tales you share…or more specifically, The Turndog Tales. I come bearing stories from the last seven days and I hope they inspire you like they have me. Let’s do this thing!...

The Ultimate iBooks Author Experiment: The Initial Feedback

The book is now on the iBookstore and available to the world. Surely by now I’m a millionaire. All you have to do is write a book, publish it, and BOOM…success, right? …NO, I’m afraid not Don’t worry, I wasn’t under any assumptions. What I did...

Pay For Reviews…You’re No Friend Of Mine

The title above maybe a little harsh. Then again, maybe it’s not Last week’s big news – at least in the self-publishing world – was how a few big time authors were paying for reviews. The most notable was John Locke. That’s right, self...

I Hate Your Book Trailer!

Okay, first of all, I might not hate your book trailer. I won’t pretend like I have seen every book trailer in the world, but I’ve seen very few that I like. And yes this includes trailers from authors I love About books I have read and enjoyed But book...