The Rewatchable Factor Pt 1 Roland Hughes, September 18, 2016September 22, 2017 By and large we are conditioned by the film industry to believe only things with massive budgets are worth watching. I will be the first to admit such films have a high rewatchable factor. This would be the reason FX glommed onto the Marvel comic book movies and some other… Continue Reading
Do You Love It Enough to Leave It? Roland Hughes, September 16, 2016September 22, 2017 This post may seem somewhat contradictory to my “Control Your First Impression” post, but it is not. As a writer you will, if successful, face a duality. At some point you will be faced with having to walk away from one of your children. That point may come too soon… Continue Reading
Do You Sanitize History or Let the Chips Fall Roland Hughes, September 7, 2016 Over the Labor Day weekend PBS ran a Downton Abbey marathon and, of course, a pledge drive. During one of the interruptions people were commenting on how the show strode for accuracy of the period in dress, manner and character. There are any number of groups who might well have… Continue Reading
Challenge Your Beliefs – Pt 10 – Marketing Pt 3 Roland Hughes, September 4, 2016September 18, 2017 We are nearing the end of this little soiree on marketing. I must admit we went down a bit of a rabbit hole. I told you the how once you knew what your book was about, but I didn’t tell you just how to determine what your book is about… Continue Reading
Challenge Your Beliefs – Pt 9 – Marketing Pt 2 Roland Hughes, August 28, 2016September 17, 2017 Please read parts 7 and 8 before reading this. In the first section on marketing I told you how best to use Usenet Newsgroups for research and to obtain reviews. I even mentioned something called a SIG. You need to have a SIG set up for whatever method you use… Continue Reading
Challenge Your Beliefs – Pt 8 – Usenet Pt 2 Roland Hughes, August 21, 2016September 17, 2017 Please read part 7 before reading this. Last time I tried to stress the use of Usenet Newsgroups for both research and marketing. They are quite possibly your best source of both finding obscure information and obtaining potential reviewers/customers. There are also some things the naive need to be aware… Continue Reading
Experience The Search for a Worthwhile Hydrant Roland Hughes, August 20, 2016September 14, 2017 Living on a farm exposes one to opportunities for enrichment city folk just don’t get. This past Thursday I got to help my brother replace three hydrants across two different farms. These are barnyard hydrants, not those things firemen use in the city. By help I mean he stayed above… Continue Reading