You know how there’s that book you didn’t get around to reading for way too long of a time even though you knew it was good? You had reasons, of course. You were busy, you were reading something else, or maybe you weren’t really in the mood for that particular book. But when you finally [...] Read more »
Self Publishing And ISBNs: All You Need To Know
Catherine Caffeinated has a must-read post for anyone who is confused over ISBNs. One area of this whole self-publishing, Print On Demand, e-book thing that seems to still be mired in confusion is the whole question of ISBNs. I myself am still confused about it, so let’s see if we can work it out all, [...] Read more »
Self Publishers: Are You Making This Mistake?
Amazon has recently updated the Kindle to show accurate page numbers to match the print versions of books, which is vital for referencing pages. But how do you know which e-book version matches which print version? If a new edition is released, it could be out of sync with the e-book. And that’ just one [...] Read more »
Author Paves Own Road To Success
When it comes to writing success, more authors are finding an audience when they’re willing to go out and build one. That’s what Craig Lancaster, a journalist and author with two books, is doing. Lancaster’s first book, 600 Days of Edward, was borne from the NaNoWriMo challenge, after a motorcycle accident injury. “I’m really very [...] Read more »
Do You Settle? Are You A Writer Or A Publisher?
Chazz Writes has an inspiring post which asks a very important question – do you pick up pennies? As writers, too many of us settle for rejection all too easily. The timing isn’t right. The market isn’t right. Our work isn’t right. We get in a rut and lose faith. We settle. While we usually [...] Read more »
Beck: A Model of Achieving Success Without Selling Your Soul
My bookshelves were once wobbly with cool music. Then I had children. I no longer have the time, resources or stamina to keep up with sonic gems as I once did. Like many parents, my time is now restricted and my auxiliary hobbies reduced. But I will always make time for Beck. When he comes [...] Read more »
And My Dad Wouldn’t Even Let Me Read This Site
Wow! I can’t believe I’m guest posting at the Collective Inkwell. I thought it was pretty exciting when Mr. Platt let me guest post over at Writer Dad on Wednesday, but the Inkwell is even better. I’m usually not even allowed to read this site because my dad said that sometimes it’s inappropriate. I tried [...] Read more »
Available Darkness Will Return Next Friday
Updated: Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all of our readers. Available Darkness will return next Friday – January 1 January 8th to kick off 2010 with a bang. We apologize for the lack of Available Darkness updates for the past two weeks. First we had the holidays and then we’ve been getting Collective Inkwell [...] Read more »
Available Darkness: Chapter 31
(Serial and Milk: Available Darkness is a serialized horror thriller co-written by David Wright and Sean Platt. A new chapter appears here each Friday. If you missed previous chapters, you can read them here.) Swallow enough pills and sleep eventually finds you. For Jack, it came quickly. His breathing relaxed and he found himself deep [...] Read more »
What Happens in Vegas, Lands in the Inkwell
I’ve been running crazy behind for about a week now. If you can believe it, I actually talk work with me to Vegas and expected I’d get it done. I guess that’s a little like taking a brown bag lunch to a buffet. I haven’t had time to write, but I did want to connect. [...] Read more »
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