2012 July

Learning The Ropes Without Getting Beaten To Death On Them

On July 19, 2012, in Book Release, eBook Pricing, Indie Authors, KDP Select, Marketing, New Books, The Market, by rsguthrie

My “big” ad is running now. I signed up for it last March or so, figuring I could squirrel away a bit here and a bundle there until, by the time I actually had to pay for it, I’d have the funds. I’m not going to say what it cost, one because I am keeping […]

Feeling Like I Should Be More Like Kerouac

On July 18, 2012, in Book Release, Indie Authors, Marketing, The Market, by rsguthrie

So I’ve had a few people tell me they’re glad I’m blogging more lately, but how are you feeling about it? I’m thinking if I’m going to blog more, I should shorten up my blogs. I tend to put together some pretty long blogs and I’m wondering if there’s some rule in Blogging 101 (which […]

How To Handle A Rare Reviewer (Or: How Many Stars DOES Your Book Deserve?)

On July 14, 2012, in Book Release, Encouragement for Indies, Humor, Indie Authors, Indie Reader, Opinion, Parody, Reviewers, Soap Box, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

Today, Dear Readers, is Saturday the 14th. You know what that means, right? Yesterday was Friday the 13th! I never said anything about it in my blog yesterday (or in my bog which is what I typed first, having only finished a sip of my first morning coffee—I suppose to say something like that in […]

What To Charge For Your Book (Or: George Carlin Might Know; He Can Ask God)

On July 13, 2012, in Book Release, eBook Pricing, GEORGE CARLIN, Humor, Indie Authors, Indie Reader, LOUIS C.K., New Books, Opinion, The Market, by rsguthrie

My last post was a little heavy. Elie Wiesel. The holocaust. God on trial. I decided today I would be a little more of the light-hearted self and talk about book pricing. Nothing heavy or controversial about that. Ahem. No, but take my wife…seriously. By the way, before we get started, I missed my 100th […]

There Is Hope For All. Even Your Book

On July 12, 2012, in ELIE WIESEL, Encouragement for Indies, Great Reads, Indie Authors, Past Reading, by rsguthrie

Some of THIS posting is not from me. It is simply a cut and paste from this Wikipedia article on one of my heroes (a feeling on which I’m proud to say I am nowhere near alone), Elie Wiesel. I am also including a link to one of the most fascinating, engrossing, intellectual scenes from […]

ABE Books (and other sites like it): I Could Have An Orgasm

On July 11, 2012, in Book Release, Indie Reader, Interviews, Just for Fun, Past Reading, by rsguthrie

So I’ve mentioned this blog interview I did. What I have NOT done yet (like an idiot) is LINK TO IT, or TWEET IT yet. The irony is I have NEVER had so much fun with an interview. I don’t know whether it was the GREAT questions or my mood or the ordering of the […]

Dear Struggling Indie Writer

On July 9, 2012, in Book Release, Celebrities, Events, Fame and Fortune, Famous Writers, Great Reads, Indie Authors, Indie Reader, New Books, STEPHEN KING, by rsguthrie

So it’s happened. I’ve let ‘er loose. As deep and dark (at times) and thrillingly scurrilous as this book is when need be (don’t worry, it has plenty of redemption) I am still going to think of Dark Prairies in the feminine. If you’ve read my blog much, you know I believe my muse is […]

What Is A “Magnum Opus” To You (And Have You Written One)?

On July 8, 2012, in Book Release, Celebrities, Events, Famous Writers, Great Reads, New Books, WIP, by rsguthrie

As I prepare to release my third novel (and try not to notice that there are about ten new novels releasing in the next couple of weeks just within the smallish circle of writers I know), I take pause to think about a term I have always ascribed to this particular book, what it […]

Two Badges, Wyoming, Joe Namath, A Magnum Opus – Can You Actually Resist?

On July 6, 2012, in Book Release, Book Reviews, Indie Authors, New Books, by rsguthrie

I’ve been writing this novel, a tribute to my home town that has been (literar-ily) dying to get out of me, off and on for three years. It sounds like a bad love affair. It’s not, I promise. But then something happened within days of my magnum opus’ release: My first bouncing baby book, Black […]

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Learning The Ropes Without Getting Beaten To Death On Them

Feeling Like I Should Be More Like Kerouac

How To Handle A Rare Reviewer (Or: How Many Stars DOES Your Book Deserve?)

What To Charge For Your Book (Or: George Carlin Might Know; He Can Ask God)

There Is Hope For All. Even Your Book

ABE Books (and other sites like it): I Could Have An Orgasm

Dear Struggling Indie Writer

What Is A “Magnum Opus” To You (And Have You Written One)?

Two Badges, Wyoming, Joe Namath, A Magnum Opus – Can You Actually Resist?

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