Guy, President of the United States
Yup, you missed out. I was an official registered independent candidate for President of the United States. Unfortunately, I didn’t win. I did, however, get my name into the historical records. For example, there’s the page about me on Ballotpedia. Hopefully President Trump will turn out to be someone who doesn’t nuke the planet. Fingers crossed. […]
Free Goodies from Creative Market
Descriptive Genre Novels
Back in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, descriptive genre novels were suddenly available to the general public at greatly reduced cost. The paper wasn’t always the best quality and plagiarism was rampant between different countries — sometimes even between regions or states. People didn’t travel much and there was no Internet to bring […]
Marketing List Part 2 – Free Distribution + Reviews
Marketing List Part 2 – Free Distribution + Reviews Site/Group Name: Awesomegang URL: http://awesomegang.com/submit-your-book/ Cost: Free Paid Option: Yes, $10 Min. Reviews: No Min. Rating: No Site/Group Reg: No Notes: A $10 paid upgrade guarantees home page for two days, inclusion in newsletters, and social media mentions. Prefers long descriptions. Review: Simple, easy website with […]
CenturyLink Blues
Like most of the Internet Service Providers, CenturyLink has plenty of folks that believe that they’re staffed by creatures from the abyss. Personally, I’ve found their tech folks to be reasonable, especially when they realize I have an IT background and they can “talk the language” with me. I’m stuck in the geometric center of […]
Marketing List Part 1 – Free Distribution
Convention Power
Most of my author friends go to conventions to be on panels and to sell books to people they meet. Some sell books using a cash-only approach, while others use phone-based credit and debit card devices to accept payments. Getting 120v power to your booth can range from free to twenty bucks for the con […]
On Rulebreaking
I’m taking a college class, and I always like to use anything I write. This assignment was a short journal entry on breaking rules in literature. I believe that breaking any of the rules should only be done after one has a reasonable amount of experience with writing and to be aware what those rules […]