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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 […]

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 […]

Power-Wash Your Writing

On June 28, 2012, in eBook Pricing, Indie Authors, Opinion, The Market, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

The other day we had the wood on our fences and our deck power-washed. If you had asked me a couple of days before that what the boards on the fence and deck were worth I would have said “nothing”. They were an awful shade of gray—not light gray, or bright gray, but that dingy, […]

Are You Still Trying to Sell A Million EBooks?

On June 18, 2012, in Indie Authors, Miscellaneous, Opinion, The Market, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

I know a few people who play the lottery. Many of my friends are engineers, and mathematicians long ago calculated that your odds of taking out a ten million dollar life insurance policy and then flying from one coast to the other every hour of every day would be a better investment than purchasing one […]

I Don’t Know, But I’ve Been Told…

On April 29, 2012, in FREE STUFF, Indie Authors, Opinion, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

Here’s a Sunday Suggestion for you: pay attention to the cadence of your story when you write. I’ve said it before: there’s not as large a gap between literature and music as one might think. Oh I know, whenever I say that a couple of neanderthals crawl out of their caves, grunt, laugh, and wonder […]

Phreaky Friday Guest Post: Too Much Funny?

On April 27, 2012, in Famous Writers, Guest Posts, Humor, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

I don’t typically use profanity in this blog, but today is an EFFING TREAT! I love this guy. Once you know him, you’ll love him, too. His name is Ednor Therriault, though some may know him as Bob Wire. He a musician and a writer and I am not sure which of his talents impress […]

Does Your Cover Brand YOU?

On April 25, 2012, in Indie Authors, Opinion, The Market, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

I grew up in Wyoming, so I know a little bit about branding. However, as an author, I sometimes lose sight of its importance. To an Indie author—hell, to ANY author whose last name isn’t King or Koontz or Locke—there is nothing more important in the beginning. You’ve got to get your name in front […]

Phreaky (Good) Friday: Read The (Good) Book

On April 6, 2012, in Miscellaneous, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

I love Easter weekend. It has always instilled in me a hope for which I find myself yearning much of the rest of the year. One of my traditions is that I watch King of Kings as many times as schedule allows (which I admit means fewer and fewer viewings as the years go by, […]

Should You Give Away Your Art?

On April 4, 2012, in FREE STUFF, Indie Authors, Opinion, PHREAKY FREE STUFF, The Market, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

We’ve all learned it. There’s no free lunch. But there are also very few maxims and I have actually received a free lunch or two in my time that required nothing on my part but to sit down and eat them. Point is, I’ve been giving away free copies of my first book, Black Beast, […]

Guest Post: Mackenzie Brown (On Scribbling)

On March 19, 2012, in Guest Posts, Indie Authors, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

I have accepted the very kind invitation from RS Guthrie to guest on his blog, and this is just like a man who is the epitome of the writers’ writer for me. I hope very much that my words will entertain you but if as I suspect you fall asleep while reading this then don’t […]

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

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

Power-Wash Your Writing

Are You Still Trying to Sell A Million EBooks?

I Don’t Know, But I’ve Been Told…

Phreaky Friday Guest Post: Too Much Funny?

Does Your Cover Brand YOU?

Phreaky (Good) Friday: Read The (Good) Book

Should You Give Away Your Art?

Guest Post: Mackenzie Brown (On Scribbling)

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