Category: Independent Publishing

• The Story On Toy Story

  With the Thanksgiving holiday and school out for a long weekend, there’s been lots of kid TV on around the house. And with all the junk that’s out there, I’ve…

• Knights of the Roundtable

  A few weeks ago the Codorus Press crew – represented by me, founder Wayne Lockwood and editor/forthcoming author/master of promotions Tom Joyce – traveled up into the Appalachians for the…

• The Blessing of the Cranky Reader

  No matter how big or small your writing ambitions happen to be, there will come that point in your endeavors that someone will be happy to tell you that you…

• A Public Display

  As I mentioned in an earlier post, I remain a frustrated radio guy trapped in a writer’s body. But despite the fact that I don’t get on the air that…

• Radio, Radio

  Once upon a time, I aspired to be a broadcast, rather than print, journalist. It was during those early, heady days at the University of South Carolina that I realized…

• Gargantuan Book Giveaway Week!

  One of the greatest ways to get books into the hands of readers – you know, other than sneaking them into their messenger bags on the subway – is to…

• More Video Goodness

  One of my favorite new media tools for book promotion is the book trailer, which takes all the fun and splash of a motion picture trailer you might see on…

• On the Hunt

  We have lots of fun when the Codorus Press crew convenes in person to attend a regional book festival, genre convention or speaking engagement, as evidenced by team member Tom…

• Morning Is Broken

  No, we’re not talking about the good ol’ Yusef Islam (nee’ Cat Stevens) tune of a similar name. Today the topic is why you’ve already wasted half your day when…

• The most important words you’ll write

  Check out the new blog post from my Codorus Press colleague Wayne Lockwood on the importance of crafting a great elevator pitch for your book. The most important words you’ll…