Question of the weekend: What was a self-published author doing at an "Ask the Agents Panel" where "Bay area literary agents share their thoughts and answer your questions"? Answers: 1) The panel was free. 2) It was part of a new slate of offerings at the revived Kepler's Books in Menlo Park (an important independent... Continue Reading →
Report on ice sales
I've been a bad girl. I've been sorely neglecting the promotional part of my writing life. Aside from running another Goodreads giveaway, I've done pitifully little in the last few months to promote "Dance of Souls." Instead I have been happily, deliciously, wiling away the hours working on my new novel. That must change, but... Continue Reading →
The math of publishing—authors and independent bookstores on the same page
Yesterday, I visited Kepler’s Books in Menlo Park, a wonderful local bookstore that, thanks to community support and local investment, came back to life after being shut down in 2005. I was thrilled to discover that Kepler’s had ordered several copies of “Dance of Souls” at the request of a local book club, which has... Continue Reading →