The Bleeding Heart

  The term bleeding heart is a derogatory label generally used in a political way and meant to describe liberals who back government programs designed to help the poor.  Even though it’s rather out of fashion now,  it’s still a slam against all those...

Why I Haven’t Gone Indie…Yet

The publishing world has always seemed a little strange to me and it’s become stranger since the whole e-book revolution. The lines are being blurred and redrawn, and new people, partnerships and companies are not only rising to the surface, they’re taking off and...

Marketing Madness

Holy, moly, mother of god, does public relations, marketing and platform building stress me out. I feel like I should know all this stuff already and I don’t. People say comforting things like, “A writer’s job is to write. Only do as much marketing work as you are...