Category Archives: Inspirational

My Moral Teachers Were Fictional Lawbreakers

Posted on September 13, 2011 7:58 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

Interviewers have been asking me which writers have been most influential in my own development as a novelist. In coming posts, I shall pay homage to those authors. But first, I thought I would take a journey back many decades, … Continue reading →

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Nurturing the Vigilante-Author Attitude

Posted on September 11, 2011 1:37 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

One of the most important things you’ll ever do in life is to develop the right attitude. There’s an old saying that “Your attitude determines your altitude.” And it’s true. Nobody flies higher in life than their attitude — at … Continue reading →

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John Locke: Model Vigilante Author

Posted on August 25, 2011 3:21 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

For months, I’ve enjoyed following the astonishing success story of self-publishing thriller author John Locke. Locke is author of a series of action novels featuring a former CIA operative known as Donovan Creed. Through clever marketing — mostly through social … Continue reading →

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The Vigilante Spirit

Posted on August 22, 2011 7:26 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

Some blogging authors and self-publishers spend a lot of time waging war on traditional publishers, booksellers, and agents. It’s understandable—and sorely tempting, too, because many denizens of the old order aren’t handling this disruptive, transitional period in their industry with … Continue reading →

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How I Became a “Vigilante Author”

Posted on August 10, 2011 3:37 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

On June 22, I became a vigilante author. On that date, I joined the Self-Publishing Revolution by “indie”-publishing my novel HUNTER: A Thriller. I’m just one of thousands of authors to do this. And this trend is changing the face … Continue reading →

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