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  • Hi Emily, Don't be scared and keep writing. What you're seeing is a culmination of rel...lusive in retail book chains because they still operate in this Depression Era mode. Support your libraries in an...
  • Oh this struck a chord! Several months ago I attended a book signing where the author was simply rude, graceless, and well...arrogant. I had been so looking forward to...
  • Z Zetta, thanks for this post, and the links. Yes, it's a hard call. I have a friend who was a devoted employee of a great independent bookstore that went bust a coupl...
  • I agree that art is always relevant, however, purchasing it is a luxury that few can afford in a recession.
  • I'm an indie pubbed author. For a multitude of reasons I decided to forgo traditional publishers. The biggest reason being I wanted to epub. I believe this market is g...
  • Love, love, love this! Alma, your writing flows beautifully, as if you didn't know this. Heartfelt, soothing, moving, peaceful. Love the flow of it.  Like Alma, my nov...
  • Kami, I'm in that space almost exactly, with my book Just Say Yes: A Marijuana Memoir, coming out April 20.  No question: my least favorite form of writing is self-pro...
  • Reflecting on  Charlene's comments from Wednesday - as women, we have a lot of purchasing power. What would happen if all of the women in the world only purchased books by other women? Not suggesting we do that, but is something to think about. Could be one way to change male bias in publishing. 
  • Love the Leaning Tower of Pisa reference! I have a few of those and I thought I was the only one. I keep purchasing books and borrowing from the local library (LOVE th...
  • Enticing - although I may not be Kindle purchasing for a minute, in the meantime, best of luck with readers!