No Good Writing News, But We Have Dogs

Yes, it’s been a long, unconscionable time since I posted a writing update. If I thought 2019 was a bad writing year, 2020 handed off a beer. I’ve been told my lack of posts and unresponsiveness to queries has led some people to wonder if I’m dead...

Creator Review: LegalEagle – Youtube

I maintain that this is the best time in history to be a creator – author, poet, artist, or, in this case, video. So I’m going to start a series of reviews/recommendations, starting with LegalEagle’s youtube channel and his movie reviews. I found the...

Reader Question: Kindle Unlimited & Loss Leaders

My last post on ranking garnered a great comment that deserves an answer long enough to be its own post: I have a number of favorite authors who offer all of their books through Kindle Unlimited. How does writer compensation work with K.U. does the availability of...

Business of Writing: We’re #1!!

Well, no, not really. As of this writing, James Patterson is #1, but it would be nice, right? Number one seller in the Amazon US store? Maybe. It would certainly mean a lot of sales, and a lot of visibility, but, for most authors, it would come at a cost in...