November 2009

When Word People Need Design Help

Most of what I write has to do with words. But I’m also a designer of websites, software, and printed materials, and these functions have never come naturally to me. Recently my wife turned me on to Robin Williams’ The Non-Designer’s Design Book, and I wanted to let you know about it if you don’t [...]

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Putting Myself Out of Business

A Special Report All we hear nowadays is that publishers won’t look at unagented material anymore; the legendary slush pile is dead. But it’s not true! Even if you don’t have an agent (and these days it’s harder than ever to get one), if your novel is completed you can start submitting right now. A [...]

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Report on the Self-Publishing Book Expo

report on the Self-Publishing Expo

On Saturday, November 7, I attended the first Self-Publishing Book Expo at the Sheraton Hotel in New York City. Accompanying me was Martha Jewett, my coauthor on The Marshall Plan® Novel Writing Software. We gave out free copies of my book The Marshall Plan® for Novel Writing and demonstrated the software it’s based on. And [...]

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