Category Archives: Publishing

My Latest Project, Thursday 2.0, Released!

Posted on October 17, 2012 by EDC

I’m very proud to announce Thursday 2.0, my labor of love update of G.K. Chesterton’s masterpiece The Man Who Was Thursday, has been released! It can be found at Amazon.com in both paperback and in electronic format for the Kindle. (Non Kindle-owners can download … Continue reading →

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The Colors of Comics

Posted on November 9, 2011 by EDC

Recently Colour Lovers released this great infographic on the color schemes used in comics. Having written some comics, I know an unbelievable amount of time goes into color selection (among many other factors) to set mood and tone, plus to … Continue reading →

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Marketing Fiction

Posted on September 13, 2011 by EDC

I run into people all the time who want to write a novel, kind of like this recent Doonesbury cartoon… Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau The ironic thing is that the vast majority of books published every year are non-fiction. The … Continue reading →

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Marketing Gumbo

Posted on July 19, 2011 by EDC

You ever eaten gumbo?  Gumbo is a stew with so much stuff in it, I can’t hardly describe it. But it’s good.  Well, here is some marketing gumbo… all sorts of marketing stuff I’ve collected over the past few weeks … Continue reading →

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Self-Published Author Hits 1 Million in Sales

Posted on June 25, 2011 by EDC

As an independent author, I love coming across a story like this one… Self-published crime and western novelist John Locke (no, not that John Locke or that one either) has joined the Kindle Million club, having sold 1 million ebooks … Continue reading →

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Setbacks

Posted on June 15, 2011 by EDC

As an author I’ve faced my share of setbacks.  I have a drawer full of rejection letters from publishers.  I’ve lost work from computer issues or more often from my own mistakes like forgetting to save my work. And I … Continue reading →

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Libraries of the Future

Posted on May 22, 2011 by EDC

I’m a huge fan of Seth Godin, who is probably the smartest guy I’ve ever read.  He takes unconventional wisdom to a whole new level, and in just a few words can blow holes in what most people accept as … Continue reading →

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Runaway now available on Kindle

Posted on May 6, 2011 by EDC

At long last… my latest novel, Runaway, is available for the Kindle for $7.99.  Woohoo! To 14-year old Seamus O’Neil, running away always seemed like the best way to handle any problem. That is, until he joined his parents on … Continue reading →

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New Book Covers

Posted on May 3, 2011 by EDC

There’s a really cool write up over at the Eschatologist comparing the original and new release covers Left Behind and its sequels. If you are unfamiliar with the LB series (and a few movies of questionable quality), it is an … Continue reading →

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Doing Things Right… the Last Time

Posted on April 23, 2011 by EDC

We’ve all heard about doing things right the first time, but what if it doesn’t turn out right the first time?  In my case, more often than not things don’t turn out right the first time – even with all … Continue reading →

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