The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 12
In my freelance career – pitching articles and essays to various publications – I have discovered that some writers and editors don’t really want to hear, see or discuss the…
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The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 11
I decided it was finally time to let Harvey Dunne go. There comes a point when you realize you can do no more with your current project (although it feels…
The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 10
As my last major effort at marketing Is Harvey Dunne?, I decided to make a trailer for YouTube. Back in December 2009, videos were becoming much more popular. And even…
The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 9
Synonyms for the word BEG: Seek, Request, Ask, Appeal To, Implore, Beseech, Plead, Entreat. Another: A writer soliciting whoever they can in whatever manner possible to read their book. Unfortunately,…
The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 8
OK, so now my book was published. What should I do next? I felt almost like a new mom bringing the baby home for the first time, asking myself “Oh…
The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 7
So, to publish a book, the first thing I had to do was choose a service. I didn’t have much money to spend, so I went with a free service.…
The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 6
So, what’s in a name? I’d initially named my novel The Cuckoo’s Cry because my protagonist, Harvey Dunne, felt like he was going crazy, never fitting in. But when it…
The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 5
After deciding that I would proceed on my own, without an agent, without a publisher, I needed to get my manuscript “out there” for the world to start reading. I…