Writing and Creating Books

Carl Sagan: Books Work Magic

Carl Sagan: A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic. A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic. — Carl Sagan #books #authors Click To Tweet 16 490

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Mark Coker: eBook Publishing Predictions for 2013

Mark Coker of Smashwords recently made the following predictions about ebooks and publishing for the upcoming year (2013). 1. Ebooks as a percentage of overall trade book sales in the US should hit 45%, up from what I’m estimating will probably be 30% in 2012. We’ll still continue to see ebooks take eyeballs from print […]

Famous Book Authors Who Died in 2012

Here are just a few of the book authors who died during the past year. We are sad to see them go. Book authors make such an incredible contribution to the world, and these were some of the best book authors. R.I.P. Ray Bradbury author of The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451 August 22, 1920 […]

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3 Steps to Doing the Work You Love and Loving the Work You Do

I have discovered that many book authors hate marketing books. That’s too bad, because it can be the most fulfilling part of the job — that interacting with potential customers, with people whose lives you can change, with readers who will respond in the most interesting ways. I have discovered that many book authors hate marketing […]