Cedar Writes

Tag: indie publishing

  • Industry Reading

    Industry Reading

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    I have too much homework to think too much. Now, isn’t that a conundrum? Anyway, I decided I would spare you my analysis of John Donne’s The Flea, although if you have never read it, you should. It’s really funny. But I will let you analyze it yourself. Just let me suggest that you ponder…

  • Luxury of a Library

    Luxury of a Library

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    Have one? Want one? Mosey on over to Mad Genius Club for my post on why we live in the lap of luxury when it comes to books.

  • Discoveries of the Day

    Discoveries of the Day

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    For writers, I give you this quote from Kristine Kathryn Rusch:  “Ultimately, though, it’s not about money. It’s about creativity and control. If you want to be creative, original, and surprising as a writer, then publish indie. If you want to forge your own path to bestsellerdom, publish indie. Indie allows for creativity and control.”…

  • IndyFur Con AAR

    IndyFur Con AAR

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    I went to IFC as a dealer, performing face and body art, and selling my book. So this was a different event for me. Only my fourth convention ever, it was my first time working at a con, and my first Furry con. I had a blast. I didn’t make any money, but that is…

  • Shameless Dabbler

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    Hat tip to Karen Ahle for the title of today’s post. I really am a shameless dabbler. I’m not an expert in anything, but if asked, I can answer questions on a lot of topics, and have often joked I have a ‘trivial mind’ because I know a little about a lot. I’m interested in…

  • Keepers of the Gate

    Keepers of the Gate

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    I’ve been sent a couple of links today, by friends who know I’m writing and who are aware of the industry. One talks about a man who, when the gatekeepers of traditional publishing pooh-poohed his book on the Civil War “No one’s interested in the Civil War!” took it an published it himself very successfully. Frederick…

  • LibertyCon 26 AAR

    LibertyCon 26 AAR

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    I wrote this late last night, after a 6 hour drive, after a morning spent conversing and saying good-bye… what I’m saying is, it may be slightly incoherent, and I will doubtless want to add more later to it. Home from LibertyCon 26, in Chattanooga TN. We put a thousand miles on the little car…

  • Why I do what I do

    Why I do what I do

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    I have been asked several times in the last week alone about indie publishing. Before I talk about what I’m doing, and why, let me point out that I am relatively new to this. Vulcan’s Kittens is the first novel I have published, and that came out in 2013. I have been writing and studying…