Category Archives: Passion & Peril

My Life As A Woodchuck

Posted on July 7, 2009 by madinpursuit

It’s one of those day. Nothing works. Nothing looks right. My technologies are failing me. I am both annoyed and annoying. I am trying to track down other indie author-publishers. OMG, there are thousands of us, each more anxious than … Continue reading →

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Book Promo Video

Posted on July 6, 2009 by madinpursuit

Getting out a “trailer” for your book is all the rage these days, especially among the indie publishers. Print ads are expensive and vanishing. YouTube is forever. Still, I’m wondering if it’s worth the effort. When I posed the question … Continue reading →

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DIY Publishing & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Posted on July 5, 2009 by madinpursuit

Ten years or so ago our friends Joyce and Larry sold their house for a 5-wheeler and a camper and have been on the road ever since, driving regularly through Mexico and making at least one trip deep into Central … Continue reading →

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Who Am I?

Posted on July 3, 2009 by madinpursuit

I went to bed last night worrying that I don’t have a zippy 5-line bio for my new-edition book cover and for all the social networking sites I’ve been exploring. Unless you go exploring into my website or deep into … Continue reading →

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Marketing ConFAB for Indie Designer-Publishers

Posted on July 1, 2009 by madinpursuit

I’m regrouping from two days of intense discussion with my team of peer consultants: Pat Drum and Lesley “Seeking to Simplify” Paiva. With our motto of Fun, Friends, Fabulous, the “Fabs” are meeting sort-of-annually in Virginia, Florida or New York … Continue reading →

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Self-Publishing Resources

Posted on June 24, 2009 by madinpursuit

As I continue on the zig-zag path to fame and fortune, sometimes I get ahead of myself. Self-publishing a novel is easy — if you’re willing to sift through a rat’s-nest of procedures, instructions, opportunities, and pseudo-opportunities. So, this morning … Continue reading →

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Writer Blues & Cookie Dough

Posted on June 13, 2009 by madinpursuit

Barnes & Noble responded to my request to sell “Passion & Peril” with a long, chatty letter. Bottom line: I need to use Lightning Source, their supplier of print-on-demand books. The B&N rep said they had no bias against self-publishing … Continue reading →

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Passion &-Peril: Read A Thriller While You're Supposed To Be Working!

Posted on June 9, 2009 by madinpursuit

I’m testing this widget — my WHOLE NOVEL at your fingertips, for FREE. How cool is that? But who wants to read a novel on their computer screen, right? So intrigued readers will have to just buy the paperback, right? … Continue reading →

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Smugglers Road

Posted on June 6, 2009 by madinpursuit

I suppose the greatest thrill in my novel-writing life was securing a New York City literary agent, Laurie Liss, who was fresh off selling what turned out to be a best-seller (“The Bridges of Madison County”) and who said my … Continue reading →

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My Thriller Now an Ebook

Posted on June 5, 2009 by madinpursuit

For all you airport dwellers, mobile device addicts, and prisoners of meeting rooms: “Passion and Peril on the Silk Road: A Thriller in Pakistan & China” is now available as an ebook at Mobipocket: http://207.97.195.131/en/eBooks/eBookDetails.asp?BookID=184353&Origine=5985 (You can also search on … Continue reading →

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