At What Cost?
“I will, at all costs, retain my capacity for outrage and not forget that there was once a time when dignity, intelligence, honesty and statesmanship were traits we desired and demanded in our leaders. … Read More
Wednesday Quick Quotes
November 16, 2016
by
Fredrick Cooper
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or whether the doer of deeds could have done them better.” Theodore Roosevelt
Self-Publishing According to Bowker
November 12, 2016
by
Fredrick Cooper
It’s the number everyone in the publishing industry is talking about: 423,718. That is the number of ISBNs used by CreateSpace in 2015 for self-published books and ebooks or 58.3% of the total number … Read More
Wednesday Quick Quotes
November 9, 2016
by
Fredrick Cooper
“Rule #1: Affect the emotions of the reader; everything else is technique.” Eric Whitchey Freelance Writer/Author
Unlocking Your Creativity
November 1, 2016
by
Fredrick Cooper
So if you want to write books for a living, you have to train your brain to speed up your production. Eric Whitchey gave a great presentation on “Unlocking Your Creativity” this evening at … Read More
To ISBN or Not to ISBN
October 19, 2016
by
Fredrick Cooper
More and more I read about self-published authors not bothering to obtain and register an ISBN. The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a 13-digit number that uniquely identifies books. Sellers need them to … Read More
Wednesday Quick Quotes
October 12, 2016
by
Fredrick Cooper
“It’s absolutely critical that we find ways to serve the interests of independent authors. At this point, many don’t understand the supply chain, and those who do sometimes feel that it doesn’t serve them.” … Read More
Wednesday Quick Quotes
August 25, 2016
by
Fredrick Cooper
“Once we start looking at and thinking about individual sentences, rather than simply thinking of the sentence as just another brick in a wall of words, once we consider the sentence with the care … Read More
Wednesday Quick Quotes
August 17, 2016
by
Fredrick Cooper
“As a reader, I’m often put off by authors and story-lines without families or children and the angst and joy they bring to them.” C.J. Box Novelist
My Novels Now Available Through Inktera
August 10, 2016
by
Fredrick Cooper
My novels can now be purchased in ebook format on the Inktera website. Just click on Inktera wherever it appears in this blog or use my Welcome page to go directly to either of … Read More