If I seem a bit preoccupied these days, it’s because we are entering the last week of classes. Finals start next Monday and run through Wednesday. Then on Sunday, May 5, I will march with the other professors to graduate our seniors who have earned their right to a diploma. One or two won’t march, … More Making Grades
I decided to advertise on Facebook a while ago, and actually did something about it in late March. At the time I wasn’t sure what kind of results I would get, and I told readers I would share my conclusions at some future date. Well, that date has arrived. When I considered Facebook as a … More Facebook Ads: The Jury Has a Verdict
I confess. Every once in a time I find myself guilty of doing the same things I tell my students not to do. Like fretting over things you have no control over. You know the feeling: you work your butt off to get your manuscript finished, send it off in the mail to some potential … More Watching Paint Dry
I’m not proud. It’s been sixteen months since I made the decision to go into independent book publishing after three decades of traditional publishing. I have already gone into the reasons why I did so, and I still think it was the right decision. And I knew from the very beginning that I was going … More The Biggest Mistake I’ve Made (so far) In Indie Book Publishing
Yes, I am doing another giveaway of “Infinity’s Reach.” This time it is on Goodreads, the social network website devoted to readers. Between now and May 24, Goodreads is giving away 10 of the paperback versions of my book. Here is the link to the giveaway page. Once again, those who downloaded the free e-book … More Another Giveaway!
For the past couple of months, I’ve been following the story of Jamarcus Russell, the former Oakland Raiders quarterback who wasted millions of dollars in Raiders salary and three seasons of football. He was drafted number one overall in the 2007 NFL draft and given a $61 million contract. Despite having a powerful arm and … More Money or Redemption?
I got up at 5 this morning. We often get up at 5–Shelly and I–because we want to go exercise. Shelly works in Fort Worth, and often works late, so we find that getting up early is the only time we can do it together. And I don’t mind getting up early to exercise, both … More Nose to the Grindstone
When I decided to enter indie publishing a little over a year ago, I rationalized it with two reasons. First, many of my books didn’t easily fit into the niches that traditional publishers were looking for. Publishing them myself seemed the logical thing to do. Second, as a professor who talks often about the changing … More Lots of thunder. Will there be lightning?
I just got a last-minute entry into our contest from my old buddy and fellow blogger Steven Eastwood. He recruited his three kids (from right, Gabriel, Olivia and Madelein) to help him win an autographed copy of Infinity’s Reach. Congrats, Eastwoods (who also say they are from Baltimore, where the story starts)! Tomorrow is the last … More I Can Gelp You Escape (that’s what it said!)
Don’t get me wrong. I’m proud of Infinity’s Reach, excited about the launch this weekend, and feel it is one of the best books I’ve ever written. And I want lots and lots of people to buy, read and enjoy my book. But why buy it when you can get it free? We have less … More Don’t Buy My Book!
The Great Adventure 