January 2016 is here at last, and it’s going to be a big month. Exactly one year ago, I wrote on how to promote your book in 2015 with five suggestions authors could try (none of which involved tweeting BUY MY BOOK). In the months since, I’ve written a few posts on author & book promotion, from […]
Anatomy of a Cover Reveal
Last week we held the Rogue Retrieval Cover Reveal Challenge at Suvudu, which was an absolute blast. I thought you’d like a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how the challenge (and the cover itself) came to be. The Cover Design One of the lesser-known facts about publishing is that the cover design (and the title, for that matter) is […]
The Rogue Retrieval Cover Reveal Challenge
The cover for The Rogue Retrieval has arrived, and it’s awesome. But no Vegas magician worth his salt gives away anything for free. So, we’re issuing a cover reveal challenge over at Suvudu, the site for sci-fi and fantasy fans hosted by Del Rey Books (Random House). It goes live today, November 19th at 10 a.m. […]
Announcing: The Rogue Retrieval
A few years ago, I read an article about Teller, the silent and enigmatic half of magic duo Penn & Teller. It covered his efforts to patent/copyright the illusions he created, to prevent other performers from essentially stealing the tricks and performing them elsewhere (especially over in Europe). Or worse, deconstructing Teller’s illusions and posting […]
