Category: Business
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The Horror Of Talking To Other People
For all of my life, I’ve thought of myself as an introvert. I’ve been described by others as shy, reclusive, socially awkward. I remember a conversation with my mother, when she diagnosed me as “high-functioning autistic,” which at the time I thought was funny, until I later shared her diagnosis with friends and family, who…
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Other than Print, or A Feast for the Ears
The other day I re-read Andrea Merchak’s post on audiobooks. You can read it here. Andrea brings up a valid point regarding audiobooks: does the return on investment justify the cost? In most cases for most authors the answer is no. The ROI just isn’t there. Already there is too much competition, plus the too…
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Is it worth investing in audiobooks?
Shortly after I published my last book, I was talking to a friend who told me he was going to wait for the film to come out. Not long after, another friend told me the same thing. Commenting to my brother about this, he told me that he knows a lot of people who think…
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The Great Vella Shakeout
Note carefully that I didn’t use the word “Shakedown.” That hasn’t yet been determined, but as this could well be a horror story for some authors, it seems to fit right in here. As not everyone is a participant in the Vella program, let me give a brief overview before I launch my rant. Kindle…
Threads that Bind 