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good advice is hard to find

Posted in Marketing, tagged , , on April 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »

But when you find good advice, it’s unmistakably good. I found mine at the Harvard Writer’s Workshop, a continuing education course for MDs. I attended as a reporter, covering the course for Harvard Medicine. The opportunity fell into my lap on Thursday during a chat with the editor, my friend and colleague Paula Byron. I [...]

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the kiss of death or the great leap forward?

Posted in Publishing, Writing, tagged , , , , on January 28, 2011 | 3 Comments »

I’ve been told that self-publishing is the kiss of death. If I want to be a real novelist — that is, one who gets paid for her efforts and receives the benefits of partners who help edit, package and publicize her books — I should bury The Blind Pig. I should take it off my [...]

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book tour report: stop #1

Posted in Marketing, tagged , , , , , on June 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »

I’m going to declare the promotional event in Ithaca at my college reunion a success! Thanks to Chris for helping me work the table and showing me how it’s done. And thanks to Luke, again, for the postcards. And thanks to Mike for shopping with me and encouraging me to buy good wine. The wine [...]

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leap and the net will appear

Posted in Marketing, Publishing, tagged , , , , , on June 9, 2010 | 9 Comments »

Several friends have tested this recently. Guess what? The net really does appear. It’s good to know. I took a tiny leap the other day when, on a whim, I signed up to promote The Blind Pig at my college reunion. I’m terrified of falling flat on my face. But I can already see the [...]

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