by Charles O'Donnell | Jan 29, 2013 | Promotion
I talked myself into it, I talked myself out of it. Then I talked myself into it again. There’s a controversy among indies over whether promoting your book by giving it away for free is a good thing. The most persuasive argument I’ve heard mostly applies...
by Charles O'Donnell | Jan 24, 2013 | Writing
Jeff Herman’s book includes a section titled “The Independent Editors.” I’m seriously considering hiring one. My brother, and actual published author, tells me everyone needs an editor. He writes I have cursed editors for stupid mistakes, but...
by Charles O'Donnell | Jan 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
My posts will be less frequent for the rest of the month. I’m traveling in China. Every URL with ‘blog’ in it is blocked. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, all blocked. The New York Times published a story on Chinese corruption recently–you guessed...
by Charles O'Donnell | Jan 18, 2013 | Excerpts
Anson gestured as he spoke, with his wide, pale palms facing upward. “Jon, you think Matt’s this cool, calculating wonder boy, but he’s got another side to him. His family is first generation Italian, very traditional, very old school. If it was just his mama putting...
by Charles O'Donnell | Jan 15, 2013 | Guest Bloggers, Promotion
My books started out terrible – worse than terrible. Now I am the proud author of 22 books and yes, I make well above the yearly average you quoted [$3500–CO]. In fact, I make more than that a month… I offer a few tips that might help. Give yourself...
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