Category: Writing

• 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…

• I’ve Got Your Show, Don’t Tell RIGHT HERE, Buddy

  One of the most perplexing, vexing and generally pain in the ass phrases any aspiring writer hears from other (usually more successful and – let’s be honest – smug) writers…

• Is it Hot in Here?

  Full confession: I never set out to be a writer of erotica, but I’m seriously starting to consider it, if only to tap (heh) the obviously fertile (heh, heh) “horny…

• Assisted Development

  Anyone who’s written anything of considerable length –  whether it’s a novel or a report for a class in college – knows that it’s a solitary pursuit. In fact, if…

• Keep It Short

  I’m proud to say that I’m a member in mediocre standing of a great writers’ group, the Brandywine Valley Writers Group, that regularly features great and informative guests at its…

• Sons of Beaches

  Forgot to mention last week that Immaculate Deception was named a reader pick for “great beach reads” in the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Summer Reading package from the June 26 edition of…