Quotation(s) for the Week of August 26

"That's one small step for (a)man, one giant leap for mankind."
– Neil Armstrong



"The Eagle has landed." – Neil Armstrong and me. ;)



RIP, Neil Armstrong.

Thank you for everything!

Quotation for the Week of August 19

"Maturity is only a short break in adolescence."
-- Jules Feiffer

Time for Indie Authors to Step Up (Updated)

As indie authors, we make all the choices. This means its time for us to innovate, if we want to continue to be true indie authors.

With that in mind, consider the following:

Does anyone really care about this, anymore? Ha ha ha ...

Easy question. Control the money, honey!

Here's one reason why indie authors need to step up.

It's time to quit depending on the 900-pound gorilla.

Here are two successful Indiegogo writing projects: here and here.

I'm working on mine now. :)

What's missing from this article? Two major things: 1) there's almost no mention of publishing direct to B&N, Kobo or Amazon. In fact, it doesn't mention publishing ebooks through Amazon at all. Weird.

2) It doesn't mention setting up your own publishing imprint. Having your own publishing imprint is essential, if you're going to be a true indie author.



PS: Start building your brand -- now! :)

UPDATE: For aspiring screenwriters:

Indian Summer Screenwriting Colony.

WIFV ScriptDC registration.

Scriptapalooza has a TV script writing competition. Here's the application form.

Entering a script could pay off. It has for me. So far. :)

Quotation for the Week of August 12

"Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line!"
-- Vizzini

Nobody Knows Anything (Updated)

William Goldman once said that in Hollywood "nobody knows anything."

It's true. Everywhere. Who knows what the rules are for success in any endeavor?

I can't tell you how to blog. I can't give you a quick and easy guide to success.

I can only tell you that anyone who claims they're an expert and is trying to sell you the secrets of overnight success is full of it.

In any case, here's my position on branding vs. marketing.

Take it for what it's worth. Or feel free to ignore it. You always get to choose and that's the point. :)

Having written that, here are some links of possible interest:

About One Thousand Single Days. Count the number of "likes." You figure out what that means. :)

Info about Scriptchat. From Jeanne V. Bowerman's blog.

And major congrats to Jeanne V. Bowerman on the success of your crowdsourcing project! Way to go, Jeanne! :D

How social media makes you fearless. Awesome! :)

Smashwords adds pricing and library features!

Austin Camacho is taking his publishing company to a new level. Bravo, Austin! Just be careful not to do too much screw up not to be like the author/publisher of this ugly book.

Don't make promises you can't keep, then ignore

Just use your head. Everyone should do this. Be innovative and willing to take risks, but keep your eye on the bottom line, aka, your ROI. :)

Need I say more? Ha ha ha ...



UPDATE: Words to live by.

Quotation for the Week of August 5

"Dying is easy. Comedy is hard."

-- Alan Swann