James Stewart’s column in the New York Times, “Long Odds for Authors Newly Published” about J.K. Rowling aka Robert Galbraith’s book, Cuckoo’s Calling has left me pondering what writing is all about these days. In the article, Stewart discusses how Cuckoo’s Calling under the Galbraith name had to be shopped around at publishers and then, depending on […]
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Do What You Love
Posted: 8th October 2013 by jazzdog in Creativity, Digital Media, Marketing, Novel, Publishing, Uncategorized, WritingTags: J.K.Rowling, marketing, publishing, Rowling, Social networking, success
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The Path to Success: Do What You Love
Posted: 9th September 2013 by jazzdog in Publishing, WritingTags: author, blog, creativity, fiction, J.K.Rowling, marketing, novel, Richard Hacker, self publishing, success
James Stewart’s column in the New York Times, “Long Odds for Authors Newly Published” about J.K. Rowling aka Robert Galbraith’s book, Cuckoo’s Calling has left me pondering what writing is all about these days. In the article, Stewart discusses how Cuckoo’s Calling under the Galbraith name had to be shopped around at publishers and then, depending […]
It’s Writing Conference Time or Choosing a Conference Over a Root Canal
Posted: 24th July 2013 by jazzdog in Conferences, Critique Group, Marketing, Novel, WritingTags: author, creativity, critique group, marketing, novel, PNWA, publishing, Richard Hacker
I’m getting ready to attend the Northwest Pacific Writers Association Conference in Seattle this week. The first conference I attended was the Texas Writers’ League in Austin. While I can turn on the extrovert (I was a consultant for 20+ years, afterall) I have never enjoyed going to a big gathering of people to network. […]
Lights, Camera, Action: Creating a Book Trailer for TOXIC RELATIONSHIP
Posted: 27th August 2012 by jazzdog in Marketing, Publishing, TOXIC RELATIONSHIPTags: author, blog, book trailer, creativity, eBook, marketing, Richard Hacker, thriller, toxic relationship, writing
Seems like everyone puts out a book trailer for their novels these days, so I decided I’d add a trailer to my promotion plan. First step — gather all of my Hollywood insiders to put together an incredible team of producers, directors, videographers, all the way to a caterer using only locally sourced, organically grown […]
Buy A Book, Win A Prize
Posted: 8th June 2012 by Richard Hacker in Creativity, Marketing, Novel, Publishing, UncategorizedTags: author, blog, creativity, marketing, novel, Richard Hacker, thriller, writer
Read a story today about the author of Ready Player One, Arthur Cline, is giving a prize away for any reader who can find a clue in his novel, then successfully navigate three challenges in an online video game at a specific web address. The contest sounds kind of cool. Much more skill based than […]
