Feliz Navidad Everyone! Would you like to read something that leaves you with a feel-good feeling? I’m happy to announce that my friend author J.Q. Rose has written her memoir, due for release January 1, 2021. Please join me in congratulating Janet on a wonderful story of courage, love, family strengths and values. In these difficult times, reading something that …
by Hank Quense (mi amigo satirico) So you wrote a book and you want to publish it. If you’ve done any research, you’ve probably read that it can be expensive and time-consuming. Fortunately, I have a list of creative ideas that can shave big bucks off your publishing project and save you a ton of time. Publishing Ideas: Cover art: …
As writers we want people to think of us when they have a project for which they want to hire a particular kind of writer or when they want to read a particular kind of book. And we want people to think of us in specific formats – fiction books, nonfiction books, screenplays, playwriting. Yet branding ourselves as a specific …
Once upon a time, I wrote every day: two hours before dawn, then after the kids and the job, late into the night. I used an old IBM typewriter. It was the 80s. I was obsessed. One day, several years later, Dead Witness was published and life as I’d known it changed. Besides taking care of hubby and five sons, …
I belong to two local writing groups and several more groups such as you can find on Facebook and LinkedIn. I’ve found that most writers seeking help fall into one of three categories. The first is writers trying to learn or improve the craft of writing fiction. The second is authors seeking to self-publish a book for the first time …
Writing a novel is no easy feat, so, when someone I know does just that, I want to help share the news. Please join me in congratulating Shannon Lawrence on her newest book, “Happy Guoulidays”, a wild collection of short stories. The holidays can be a stressful time, as we all know, but I’m hoping to lighten up this winter …
Some of you may know of my free nonfiction Holocaust theater project THIN EDGE OF THE WEDGE to combat anti-Semitism and hate. The project has been developed to educate teens about the past (the Holocaust) and to encourage these teens to speak up for what is right today. Thus I was very excited when I came across an article on …
A year has passed since my trip to Bali. It’s a different world now. For all of us. The new reality. In adapting to this new reality, I pledge to become even more accepting, appreciative, and grateful for all I have. They say that no matter how you view the world, you’d be correct. If you see it as a …
SELF-PUBLISH AND MARKET A BOOK by Hank Quense The book marketing possibilities are endless, so which ones are the most important? This article provides such a list and it’s based on the author’s own experiences. What if you can’t work on all the marketing tasks you’ve read about? After all, life has a way of butting into one’s writing and …
I don’t write on political topics – I’m not going to write here about why you should vote for the Presidential candidate for whom I’m voting. I am going to ask you to behave considerately towards people with different political views than your own. (This considerate behavior was not on display in the first Presidential debate this evening that I …
Lucky for us, author Sherry Ellis has a new children’s book! And, you have a chance of winning a copy! Here’s an excerpt: CHAPTER 4 SQUIRT: TROUBLE WITH THE LOCALS I nearly fell off the pyramid when I heard the voice. I spun around to see a girl about Bubba’s age wearing khaki shorts and a blue T-shirt. Her long, …
by Hank Quense When you self-publish a book, you, the author, are the publisher. Hence, you don’t need a publisher. But you do need a packager. Many people think publishers and packager are the same thing: they are not. The situation isn’t improved by many packagers trying to pass themselves off as publishers. What does a packager do? It performs …