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Death to the Novel TOC (not to be confused with Housewives of the OC)

On November 1, 2012, in Amazon Tomfoolery, ANDRE THE GIANT, Opinion, Rant, Soap Box, by rsguthrie

I actually started a blog on this subject yesterday, was pulled away, and never got back to finishing it. Then this morning I had an email/ticket from Amazon in my inbox because a reader complained that my FICTION book does not have a Table of Contents (referred to more lovingly in the writing community as […]

Scuds: Writers Who Use Reviews To Hurt Other Writers

On September 8, 2012, in Amanda Hocking, Book Reviews, Opinion, Reviewers, by rsguthrie

I was never that big a believer in the “One Hit Wonder” as a necessarily deliberate act to sabotage another author’s work. I’m not saying it doesn’t happen. If there’s anything in this world that you think never happens (aside from Republicans voting for Obama on anything), I’d at least suggest you take another look […]

Gunfight at the 99 Cent Corral

On August 8, 2012, in eBook Pricing, Giveaways, Indie Authors, Indie Reader, KDP Select, Marketing, Opinion, The Market, by rsguthrie

I have a Free Kindle Nation Short (FKNS) ad running today. It’s basically a one-day email blast to 20,000+ subscribers and includes six chapters of my new book as a sampling. Now mind you, every person who’s read this book has raved about it. I am my own worst critic and I am telling you […]

Don’t Get Fooled Again (By The Ridiculousness Of “Word Count”)

On July 30, 2012, in Indie Authors, Opinion, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

Did you ever, even once in your life, dismiss a song you loved because its length didn’t meet some standard you’d been convinced by the culture is appropriate for a particular style of music? I grow weary (and even a bit perturbed) at hearing writers talk about their books in terms of size (i.e. word […]

Idol for Authors, Part Deux

On July 27, 2012, in Celebrities, Contests, DAUGHTRY, Encouragement for Indies, Fame and Fortune, Famous Writers, Future Ideas, Idol for Authors, Indie Authors, JAMES ELLROY, New Books, Opinion, OPRAH, The Market, by rsguthrie

I was replying to comments on the original “American Idol for Authors” post and the creative juices (and pitch man) in me started into overdrive. I noticed the other day a Tweep retweeted the blog post to Oprah—now I am not a loon and I have no expectation that she read the blog (or tweet, […]

American Idol for Authors

On July 24, 2012, in Awards, Celebrities, Contests, Encouragement for Indies, Events, Fame and Fortune, Famous Writers, Future Ideas, Indie Authors, Opinion, by rsguthrie

Had the idea for the wildly successful (yet perhaps waning) American Idol not been born in the mind of Simon Fuller and then finally realized as a television show, singers like Carrie Underwood likely might never have been “discovered”. Clearly Underwood had “it”. She was and is enormously talented, yet prior to the fourth season […]

For Whom The Blog Tolls

On July 20, 2012, in Blogging, eBook Pricing, Indie Authors, Indie Reader, Opinion, Personal Experience, Reviewers, STEPHEN KING, The Market, by rsguthrie

I received a thought-provoking email from a reader this morning that immediately spurred my next blog post, its thoroughness and the points it pondered being: A) Completely relevant to my (and any other author/writer’s) blog and B) Timely, as I had been considering my blog, the fact that I really would like to blog about […]

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 […]

Are You A Word Snob? Don’t Be; It’ll Ruin Your Writing (And Make You A Douche)

On July 3, 2012, in Humor, Indie Authors, Opinion, Rant, Soap Box, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

I used to sign up for the “Word of the Day” type emails (of which I would read a couple each month and trash the rest). I also used to work the vocabulary test in Reader’s Digest to find out what kind of wordsmith I was. Truth is, I am a writer, so words DO […]

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Death to the Novel TOC (not to be confused with Housewives of the OC)

Scuds: Writers Who Use Reviews To Hurt Other Writers

Gunfight at the 99 Cent Corral

Don’t Get Fooled Again (By The Ridiculousness Of “Word Count”)

Idol for Authors, Part Deux

American Idol for Authors

For Whom The Blog Tolls

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)

Are You A Word Snob? Don’t Be; It’ll Ruin Your Writing (And Make You A Douche)

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