Christine Rose

Category: Writing & Reviews

  • Emerging Author Spotlight: Rhonda Eudaly

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    This week’s Emerging Author Spotlight is on Rhonda Eudaly and her short story “Defiance” in celebration of Short Story Month 2011 (#ssm2011). Rhonda is as delightful as she is funny. Although she does humor well, she also writes great nonfiction, and she graciously contributed an essay for my book Publishing & Marketing Realities for the…

  • Writer Beware

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    Unfortunately for all of us emerging authors, there are many people trying to take advantage of you and profit off of your dreams. Some of them are posing as Independent “Traditional” Publishers (or as agents, as in the post last week). I have known authors that have lost tens of thousands of dollars to a…

  • Top 5 Things Emerging Authors Can Do to Sell More Books

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    As is the struggle for every author, you must find your audience. Last week we discussed “The Right Followers,” and this week we’re going to talk about how to find the right readers. Although it’s never easy to find your readers, they’re out there. And with the internet and social networks, it’s easier than ever…

  • Emerging Author Spotlight: Joe Bertalmio

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    This week’s Emerging Author Spotlight is on Joe Bertalimio and his short story “Finding Utopia” in celebration of Short Story Month 2011 (#ssm2011)

  • Beware: Agents as Publishers

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    Dean Wesley Smith has written several posts over the past week on a very disturbing trend rippling through NY publishing. Authors need to know the truth behind this trend so that they can protect themselves. Basically, agents, like the rest of us, are trying to find ways to professionally survive this huge paradigm shift in…

  • The Right Followers

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    It’s all fine and dandy to have thousands of followers, but are they the *right* followers on Twitter? This, as in everything, depends on your goals. If you’re trying to win a who-can-get-the-most-followers contest with a friend, then it doesn’t really matter who is following you. If you’re trying to market your book or product,…

  • Emerging Author Spotlight: Craig Wallwork

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    This week’s Emerging Author Spotlight is on Craig Wallwork and his short story “Morning Birdsong and the Hell Demons” in celebration of Short Story Month 2011 (#ssm2011) I seriously laughed out loud while reading this piece. Several times. It’s published with The Jersey Devil Press, and it’s definitely worth a read. Craig has many more…

  • Should You Wait for New York?

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    The discussion on whether to wait for New York or to self-publish is as vibrant as ever on social networks. I saw someone tweet “If you self-publish, you’re an idiot” the other day. Interesting. Severely judgmental, but interesting. It speaks to the lack of respect some people (many people) have for self-publishing. However, there are…

  • Give A Little Respect

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    As I travel from convention to convention, participating on panels and meeting a variety of authors, I’ve come across some rather unfortunate behavior and attitudes. Unfortunate because it is unnecessary, but it is extant nonetheless. Most fantasy conventions have many authors in attendance. Some of them are in artist alley or the dealer room selling…

  • Emerging Author Spotlight: Adrienne Crezo & Short Story Month 2011

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    Thanks to the Best Damn Creative Writing Blog, I found out yesterday that May is National Short Story month! Huzzah! Each Wednesday throughout the month of May, I’ll be featuring at least one new short story from an emerging author and one from an established author. Additionally, I am making a commitment to write one…