It is not my purpose here to talk about the technical aspects of formatting a self-published book. Experts abound, and I am eternally grateful for that fact. When I become immersed in the swamp of details or flummoxed by the idiot-syncrasies of Microsoft Word, I head for the chat rooms. This article is meant as … Continue reading The Frustrations of Formatting
Thoughts on Writing
THE BLUE HALLS
Copyright©️2016 R Lawson Gamble. All rights to this work are reserved. No part of this work may be used or reproduced in part or in whole in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the author. In this work I describe actual locations and authentic time frames and global events. The characters, however, are fictional … Continue reading THE BLUE HALLS
NEW SERIALIZED FICTION BEGINS JUNE 1
My next posting will be a segment of a brand new novel, a serialized book in progress. It is a work of fiction and as in my Zack Tolliver, FBI series , I describe actual locations and authentic time frames and global events. The characters, however, are fictional and any resemblance to events or persons living or dead, while … Continue reading NEW SERIALIZED FICTION BEGINS JUNE 1
Selling Your Wares At Fairs
Craft Fairs are prolific. They occur all through the year, are a great boon to those selling books, take on special significance at holiday time, and draw lots of people––and, of course, competition. How do you separate yourself from the crowd? If your aim in participating in a fair is to make a profit, read … Continue reading Selling Your Wares At Fairs
A Magical Village
The Cuyama Valley is pancake flat here, miles and miles of green crops alternating with brown dirt all the way to the embracing mountain ranges. Going east, one passes the towns of Old and New Cuyama before Route 166 settles in for the long dry run toward the junction with Route 33 and the Carrizo Plains beyond. … Continue reading A Magical Village
A Note for my Blog Followers
Dear Friends, My newest novel in the Zack Tolliver FBI series, CAT, is currently in publican at Amazon as an eBook. We intend to publish the paperback version by June 1. eBook sales success is tied to several events in the life of the book, the most important the launch. The Amazon algorithm takes into … Continue reading A Note for my Blog Followers
Help Your Favorite Author (and yourself)
There is a growing symbiotic relationship between authors and readers. Like horse and carriage, you can't have one without the other. Of course, a relationship has always existed, but until recently it was always somewhat removed, stand-offish, like the maiden aunt who visits you once a year. Over the centuries, readers have had to read … Continue reading Help Your Favorite Author (and yourself)
Ten Truths About Publishing
A great benefit to membership in Sisters In Crime is their newsletter. Within it are links to newsworthy blogs, columns, and other great sources. Usually, the selected articles are of great interest to writers, perhaps less so to indie publishers. Not this time. Several pieces in the April newsletter discussed self-publishing. In one particular article, Daniel … Continue reading Ten Truths About Publishing
The Sky Is Falling
Several respected bloggers have begun to back away from self publishing books. They have crunched numbers, which most recently suggest an increase in the percentage of traditionally published books along with a decrease in self published Ebooks this past year. There is a rise in hybrid publishers (authors who do both) and an increase in … Continue reading The Sky Is Falling
Salomon Pico’s Monterey
(Every couple of months or so I will write excerpts of interest from my history research.The following piece is one such.) The times shape the man (or woman). It is in part why research for a story, history or novel is so fascinating. Why do people react to similar environmental circumstances in vastly different ways? … Continue reading Salomon Pico’s Monterey
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