Starlog

  • Newsletters. Are they really worth all the effort? Part 3

    Yeah, I’m really digging in to this subject. This is part three. Here is the link to part one And here is the link to part two. Quick recap: I joined a massive group of authors in a newsletter subscriber promotion. I gained 65 subscribers on my own before the marketing email went out. Then… Read more

  • The development of a writer: Are you getting any better?

    I just had a realization that has me bashing my head against my keyboard. I think I might be a better writer now, then I was a year ago. How did I come to this epiphany? As some of you have noticed, Ashes in the Sky is late. Ashes, Book Two in the Fire in the… Read more

  • Newsletters. Are they really worth all the effort? Part 2

    Click here if you haven’t read part one. In a nutshell, I paid $10 to enter a huge newsletter promotion. Before the promotion went out I advertised my newsletter for the first time and gained 50 subscribers.  Woo-hoo! Everyone up to speed? Great! Let’s continue. I’m not going to go into detail on the particular… Read more

  • Newsletters. Are they really worth all the effort? Part 1

    The big buzz out there in marketing land right now is newsletters. I’ve heard of newsletters before. I even have a newsletter signup in my sidebar, but I haven’t really promoted it on my blog. After all, you read me here every week. Why would you want to get my newsletter? Admission of guilt: The… Read more

  • Writing (or not writing) in Omnipotent POV (Or is that Head Hopping?)

    The problem with omnipotent in contemporary writing is that readers have become accustomed to a deeper experience. Continue reading → Read more

  • Fire in the Woods is up for an award!

    Fire in the Woods is up for an award!

    Guess what?   Fire in the Woods is up for the TRR Reader’s Choice award! I’m so excited I can’t stand it! We’ve already moved into round two, and we need your vote to move into the next (and final) round which is the judging round. If anyone would like to help push Fire in… Read more