Announcement Check Off Another One…. 11 Jan 2019 I'd like to bring your attention to yet another story published, this time in Canadian journal Scarlet Leaf Review, edited by Roxana Nastase. The story is one of the few…
Author post Reading Is a Gift, Not a Purchase 14 Oct 2018 This is a reprint of an article I originally posted in Sustainable City News early in 2016, though I edited it very lightly for Crow Tree. I shall not be…
Announcement Friends, Colleagues, Acquaintances! Lend Me Your Eyeballs! 2 Jul 20182 Jul 2018 If you are reading this, you probably have some interest in my writing. And that perhaps allows me to ask you a favor. But fear not! It will cost you…
Announcement “Tell Your Story, Sell Your Story” 17 May 201817 May 2018 Interested in self-publishing? Will you be in Los Angeles on June 9th? Then come on over to Book Show LA, where I'll be part of a two-hour seminar on the…
Announcement Here’s the Deal: Books Almost Free, No Money Needed 9 Apr 20189 Apr 2018 The common wisdom is that giving away books gets you reviews that gains you the attention of folks who'll actually buy books. Maybe this works, or maybe you just give…
Announcement How to Read My Books Gratis without Impoverishing Me 12 Mar 201813 Mar 2018 I get it: no one wants to spend money they don't have to, especially not on matters such as literature, which can only transform your soul...or give you a rollicking…
Author post When “Likes” Attract “Likes”–and Nothing Else 1 Jan 20182 Jan 2018 In electronics, the signal-to-noise ratio is the proportion of information carried in a transmission versus the hums, buzzes, and clicks in the carrier medium, be it radio waves or packet…
event Indie Author Day 2017 7 Oct 20177 Oct 2017 If you live in or near Los Angeles, consider attending the Indie Author Day event I am hosting at the Echo Park Branch Library on October 14th. Indie Author Day…