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Silver Dream Sails Again
After a long interval that followed Sail Away on My Silver Dream going out of print, it’s now available again under the Wyzard Hill Press imprint–new cover, new interior, and a few minor changes in the text. I designed this … Continue reading
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Tagged "silver dream", addiction, alcoholism, domestic violence, imagination, love, psychology, sailboats
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Picking an Imprint
It’s often a good idea to use an imprint name rather than your own when self-publishing. One problem with this is finding a name that hasn’t already been used. Even an inactive publisher name can result in confusion, and there … Continue reading
Cover Poll – True Map of the City
Which cover do you think is most likely to make you want to open the book? (Note: ignore the red border on Cover #1). What do you think it’s about? Any suggestions are most welcome. … Continue reading
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Tagged book covers, books, creation, graphic design
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Our Yardstick is Bent: the NYT Best Sellers List
The NYT once testified that their best selling book list is editorial content, not news content. In other words, it’s not an objective measure of books’ worth OR popularity. In 1983, author William Peter Blatty sued The New York Times … Continue reading
The Awful Truth About Writing & Writers
I was at lunch with a group of writers the other day, and something I said resonated with the group. I summarized it in the meme I’ve created, below. I’ve posted this on Twitter and Facebook; might as well put … Continue reading
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Tagged author, author services, books, marketing, money, profit, publicity, success, vanity press, writing, writing expense, writing to sell
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Previewing Your Book — “Look Inside”
One of the more powerful sales features of Amazon is its ability to let on-line shoppers take a lengthy peek at your book. A couple of clicks and the shopper can read your title page, your copyright statement, your preface, … Continue reading
Recent Review, In the Mouth of the Lion
A quote from a recent review for “In the Mouth of the Lion”: “…There is more fact than fiction in this novel…difficult to stop reading once you start…” http://www.amzn.to/2b7P5Sl
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In the Mouth of the Lion — Kindle Version
The ebook version of In the Mouth of the Lion has been released at a price about half of the already modestly-priced print version. Some comments by other authors: “Be prepared for a wild ride! J Guenther’s delightful new novel, … Continue reading
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Tagged books, detective, espionage, fiction, Germany, Hitler, Jung, murder mystery, Nazism, novel, OSS, psychiatry, psychology, thriller, Valkyrie, WWII
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