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Authors — Is It the Best of Times, or the Worst of Times?

Posted on January 26, 2015 7:42 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  Among many ongoing debates about the health of and prospects for the book business, few arouse the passions of authors (or divide them) more than perceptions of their prospects for success in today’s marketplace. Most recently we’ve seen moves … Continue reading →

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Must Today’s Successful Author Be a Writing Machine?

Posted on August 6, 2014 3:51 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  I follow the blogs of a number of successful authors (see my Blogroll and Favorite Author Links in the sidebar). I do so because I learn a lot from them about writing, publishing, and marketing. Now, they don’t always … Continue reading →

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Methods and Aids I Use to Write Fiction

Posted on August 26, 2013 5:51 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  Ever since my debut thriller HUNTER took off, fellow writers have asked me if, when writing, I am an “Outliner” or a “Seat Of The Pants” writer. These labels describe two extremes on a spectrum of methods that fiction … Continue reading →

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Vigilante Author — or Cultist?

Posted on June 1, 2013 4:12 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  I am a cultist. At least, that’s what a guy writing in Salon implies. But no, not for my individualist politics or philosophy. Only because I’m a strong proponent of self-publishing. “Self-Publishing Has Become a Cult,” his article declares. … Continue reading →

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Another MSM Outlet Discovers Self-Publishing

Posted on December 9, 2012 10:41 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  Stop the presses! “CBS Sunday Morning” discovers self-publishing. Like many in the mainstream media (aka “MSM”), these people discover and report stories several years after everyone else is already aware of them. In my case, I learned about the … Continue reading →

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How the Lone Ranger inspired me to write thrillers

Posted on September 16, 2011 1:45 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

I mentioned this in passing in my previous post. But now I fully…er…unmask myself and reveal the vigilante inspiration for my turn to thriller-writing. Thanks much to award-winning indie author Nathan Lowell for inviting me to do this guest post: … Continue reading →

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