FAQs 7

Question: How does copyrighting work? Answer: We touched briefly on this in FAQ 6, but I wanted to give you a little more information. It is always better to go through the US copyright website and safeguard your work. It can cost as little as $35 to copyright a book and takes less than an [...]

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FAQs 6

Questions: I want to follow the rules of publishing. What do I need to know? Answer: Good question! Publishing can be an industry that is difficult to learn. We have our own rules, piles of them. Even if you don’t ignore them, we might ignore you. And if you do ignore them, we will most [...]

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FAQs 5

Question: I want to write a book and I have a story idea, but where do I start? Answer: Starting books is really easy for some people. It is finishing them that is the trouble. For other authors the reverse is true. Starting seems impossible, but once you get going you can’t stop. Don’t be [...]

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FAQs 4

FAQs 4: On co-publishing… So you’re a writer. You recently discovered a passion for words and you want to share those words with the world. You are even willing to invest money and labor into this, if only so someone hears your voice. I have taken on the role of a consultant to these early [...]

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FAQs 3: Names

FAQ #3: How did you come up with the names for your characters and books? I hear this question a lot. Naming characters is sort of like naming infants. You have the same pressure of a life-time commitment to a name that everyone who meets your kid is going to hear. If you pick something [...]

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FAQs 2

Another entry in the frequently asked questions department: Question 2: Which was the hardest book to write? Answer: Xsardis was the longest and I was sick while I was writing it. I jumped over a lot of writers’ block hurdles and I poured sweat and late nights into it to get the manuscript finished on [...]

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FAQs 1

So the more I speak, the more I’m hearing the same questions–which is good because it makes the answers easy. All the same, I’m opening up a new category of this blog to answer these frequently asked questions for those of you who might never get to hear me speak. Question 1: How long did [...]

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