Marvin is Quite Amazing: A Review

Marvin is Quite Amazing: A Review

by | Jan 4, 2025 | Blog, Business of Writing

I live off my to-do lists. I have also tried many different ways of keeping them. I’ve tried keeping them on paper in my daily planner (I still do that), I have tried writing them on a little mini easel white board (I do that when I’ve got a ton of things I need to...
Do Your End of Year Wrap-up

Do Your End of Year Wrap-up

by | Dec 29, 2024 | Blog, Business of Writing, Writing

Usually at this time of year there are thousands of wrap-up the year blogs and articles. Maybe it’s me, but this year I’m just not seeing so many. Is it because, like me, so many have been caught off-guard by the fact that the year is already over? Or are...
Is SuperNotes Super for Authors?

Is SuperNotes Super for Authors?

by | Nov 24, 2024 | Blog, Business of Writing, Method

I can hardly believe I am trying out yet another system for keeping track of my characters and my plot, and yet… I recently heard of a relatively newcomer to the PKMS scene (that’s Personal Knowledge Management Systems, just to remind you). The developers were very...
An Entrepreneurial Failure

An Entrepreneurial Failure

by | Sep 1, 2024 | Blog, Business of Writing, Writing

According to the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at the Harvard Business School, two-thirds of all startups fail. Another statistic cited is that 90% of startups fail within five years. Publishing companies are not only not immune to this, they probably start and...
Ugh, Marketing!

Ugh, Marketing!

by | Aug 25, 2024 | Blog, Business of Writing

I think I know one, maybe two, authors who actually like marketing—and that’s out of over a hundred authors who I know. Marketing is the bane of my authors’ lives. Whether you are traditionally published or indie, you have to market the books you publish (unless you...