by casblomberg | Apr 22, 2015 | Author, Blog, Blogging, books, Business, fiction, publishing, self-publishing, Writing
Are you an author? Do you have a Booklaunch page? If you answered ‘yes’ to the first question, but ‘no’ to the second, you’re missing out. Despite their name, Booklaunch isn’t just a page for people ‘launching’ a new...
by casblomberg | Sep 16, 2014 | Blog, Blogging, creativity, Fantasy, publishing, self-publishing, SFF, Sweden, Writing
I got the message yesterday at 10:00 am. “Marie at work thought you might be interested in this.” In the e-mail from my husband, I found a link to an announcement on LinkedIn about a Pop-up Bookstore. Authors were encouraged to come listen to three...
by casblomberg | Jul 28, 2014 | Amazon, Blogging, books, publishing
I did it. I signed the petition calling for Amazon to release Hatchette books. There’s so much anger about this issue out there, I’m half-frightened I’ll turn around and find I’m surrounded by an army of my own indie-published peers with raised...
by casblomberg | Jun 23, 2014 | Blogging, Diversity, publishing, Reading, Writing
Last week I ran across a fantastic article discussing the challenges foreign authors face. I’m an American, but I live in a foreign country and I felt an immediate kinship with the author as they recounted the challenges they face. Talk about a nightmare...
by casblomberg | Jun 11, 2014 | Blogging, books, publishing, Reading, self-publishing, Writing
Many publishers will tell you they are not gatekeepers — at least in the sense of keeping books out. As Rachelle Gardner points out, publishers want to let books in and that makes sense. Unless, of course, you’re one of the authors stranded on the other...
