I was lucky enough to find a virtual book tour that coincided with the release of Fagin’s Boy. I’m so new to this whole process, that I didn’t realize till late December that a book tour was probably a good idea. So I went online and voila! I found a woman, Amy Bruno, who does […]
I Needed All the Help I Could Get – And I Got It
My friend Amy and I spent the brunt of last summer in coffee shops. She to work on her MFA, me to drink a lot of coffee and pretend to write so I could finish up that book I’d been working on for years. I counted on her a great deal to be inspirational in […]
Opening the Door
They (the ubiquitous they) always say that you should write with the door closed, and publish with the door open. But although I’ve published, my door has been closed, so I guess it’s now time to open the door and let the people in. To help me with that, my virtual blog tour lady, a […]
Today’s the Day!
I never thought today would come, but it did. My book is up and available for purchase. It’s only available in print at the moment at Amazon, but I’m having ebooks made (both epub and mobi) and will let those of you who prefer ebooks know when those are ready. In the meantime, I’m supposed […]
File Under “P” in Fiction and Literature
So today was a monumental day, in that I actually went, on purpose, to one of those Big Box Bookstores. Usually I only end up there quite by accident, when one of my sisters or brothers-in-law (i.e., brothers), or one of my nieces demands that I accompany them. Since I am a sucker and quite […]
Finishing a Novel and Registering a Copyright – Self-Publishing Beginning Steps
I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to write a new blog post. Oh yes…I do know. I was finishing my novel! Yes, it’s done, and I should have announced it before, and sent out birth announcements or bottles of champagne or some such thing. I did tell a few people, close family, […]