It’s a sad day here in Boise, Idaho. We just lost one of our most celebrated residents, the actress Maureen O’Hara, who died Saturday at the age of 95. Ms. O’Hara was a classic movie star, known for countless leading roles. She co-starred in swashbucklers with the likes of Errol Flynn, Tyrone Power, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Holiday audiences enjoy her when they watch the perennial “Miracle on 34th Street.” She played the divorced mom in the original “The Parent Trap” with Hayley Mills and ... VIEW POST
WHAT I GOT FROM KINDLE SCOUT
First, let me be clear about what I didn’t get: a contract with Kindle Press. Nope, I didn’t get enough votes to have my novel, The Depth of Beauty, promoted by that entity. Was I disappointed about that? Sure. For a while at least. I put a lot of effort (or so I thought) into the thirty-day campaign, and there’s no getting around it: when you set a goal and don’t reach it, that’s a bummer. But here’s what I did get out of the experience: A marketing email that will be sent directly to ... VIEW POST
Seven Ways to Promote Your Book on Kindle Scout
I am winding down my 30-day promotional campaign for my new book, The Depth of Beauty, on Kindle Scout. That’s the program where readers go to the KS website, sample the book and hopefully nominate it for publication by Kindle Press. Here’s my link: http://amzn.to/1ElzAQL The selection committee at Kindle Scout doesn’t spell out what you need to do in order to have your book pass muster with them. I assume you need a lot of nominations, even though I’m not sure what constitutes “a ... VIEW POST
DISCOVERING THAT ONE GREAT IDEA
Seven Concepts Writers Can Learn From Gold Prospectors In August I spent a weekend with cousins from Ohio who were visiting the wilds of Idaho near where I live. We took an afternoon to pan for gold above the resort town of Donnelly, which is part of the Boise National Forest. No, we didn’t stop at a tourist trap, where they salt the trough with pyrite and you get to take home a little pouch of “Fool’s Gold.” I’m talking the real deal. One of my cousins, an astute fifteen year-old, knows ... VIEW POST
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