Writing’s hard enough …

… but there are tools you can use to make it easier. I work occasionally on Lulu’s LiveHelp desk, and one of the questions that people are asking more and more is, ‘What software do you recommend for writing?’
Of course this is a tough one because a number of factors come into play: What hardware [...]

What I’ve Been Reading, and Planning a New Book

Besides the latest Harry Potter, I also read James Lee Burke’s, The Tin Roof Blowdown and Wm. Kent Krueger’s, Thunder Bay. Both author’s are master’s at writing description of places. Burke’s book is set during and after Hurricane Katrina and description of the devastation of New Orleans was difficult to read. Usually in Burke’s books, [...]

Relato LA OCTAVA PLANTA

Sin dejar de apuntarme a la cara con su dedo, la voz de mi amigo se tornó casi confidente, pero firme…
-…Y no preguntes, ¿oyes? Tu misión aquí consiste en bajar y subir con los clientes, nada más… Obedece al mayordomo jefe en todo, no olvides llevarte el uniforme el viernes y [...]

Politics as usual?

Political campaigns are in full swing, and these are just some of the thoughts I’ve been having as the time to vote gets closer. I’m sure there is much more to go into–and these thoughts aren’t likely to be anything “new”–but in the interest of time, I’m only going to highlight a few of the [...]

Choosing Your Books

I’ve built up a pretty size library here at my home. As I go to the bookstore, discount stores, garage sales or the Good Will Book Store I try to look for gems to add to my private collection. When it comes time to choose I go by what my needs are at the moment. [...]

Fear to Fail

Fear as an emotion has received its fair share of critics and defenders. Often it’s not fear itself that is the harbinger of doom. Fear, physiological fear that is, is a good and empowering emotion. It brings about physical changes to the human body and mind that makes them, like the six million dollar man, [...]

To Self-Publish or Not To Self-Publish

The debate still rages on the viability of self-publishing through POD (print-on-demand) outfits.
I recently weighed in on the topic.  Also of special note to those who have used iUniverse specifically, I discuss a fellow author who provides wonderful, in depth reviews of iUniverse titles and recently featured my novel, The Thief Maker. 
See Below:
http://davethenovelist.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/the-verdict-on-self-publishing-and-the-thief-maker/

Some more kind words about Thirty Years of The Rockford Files

My thanks to Steven Thompson for this review:
http://booksteveslibrary.blogspot.com/2007/04/thirty-years-of-rockford-files.html
and to Blogging Authors for this review, which was picked up by a number of sites, including USA Today:
http://asp.usatoday.com/community/othervoices/default.aspx?bbPostId=CzE1N3e5NZxgPB4vpD0UWd0xxBAkjLcQmP5cTB2Udo9cSpCmO&req=blogburst&tag=news
Ed Robertson
www.edrobertson.com

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AUTHOR’S HOLIDAY GIVE-AWAY

How about a little early Christmas shopping at The Book’s Den? Enter my ‘Holiday Give-Away,’ and if [...]

More on the Frustrations of an Author

Being an author is a nerve wracking profession. My launch party for Judgment Fire was scheduled for Saturday, August 11 at the Visitors Center in Springville CA. So I started tracking the progress via UPS. They arrived in California on Tuesday. They arrived on Wednesday. Hooray! Two newspapers had publicity about the signing on Thursday.
The [...]