I very pleased to have fellow author Audra Middleton with me on the blog. We recently shared duties as co-facilitators of a session about finding the right critique group at the 2013 Pacific Northwest Writers Association conference. Audra, thanks for being with me today. It’s always good to have a fellow Champagne Books author in […]
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Author Chat: Audra Middleton
Posted: 16th September 2013 by jazzdog in Author Interview, Creativity, Interview, Publishing, WritingTags: Audra Middleton, author, author interview, blog, books, creativity, fiction, novel, Watcher, writing
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The Path to Success: Do What You Love
Posted: 9th September 2013 by jazzdog in Publishing, WritingTags: author, blog, creativity, fiction, J.K.Rowling, marketing, novel, Richard Hacker, self publishing, success
James Stewart’s column in the New York Times, “Long Odds for Authors Newly Published” about J.K. Rowling aka Robert Galbraith’s book, Cuckoo’s Calling has left me pondering what writing is all about these days. In the article, Stewart discusses how Cuckoo’s Calling under the Galbraith name had to be shopped around at publishers and then, depending […]
It’s Writing Conference Time or Choosing a Conference Over a Root Canal
Posted: 24th July 2013 by jazzdog in Conferences, Critique Group, Marketing, Novel, WritingTags: author, creativity, critique group, marketing, novel, PNWA, publishing, Richard Hacker
I’m getting ready to attend the Northwest Pacific Writers Association Conference in Seattle this week. The first conference I attended was the Texas Writers’ League in Austin. While I can turn on the extrovert (I was a consultant for 20+ years, afterall) I have never enjoyed going to a big gathering of people to network. […]
A Little Cream In Your Coffee
Posted: 17th June 2013 by jazzdog in Digital Media, DIRTY WATER, Marketing, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, WritingTags: author, blog, Coffee Time Romance, DIRTY WATER, Richard Hacker, thriller, toxic relationship, writing
Quality Is Job One
Posted: 4th March 2013 by jazzdog in Novel, Publishing, WritingTags: author, blog, DIRTY WATER, novel, quality, Richard Hacker, toxic relationship, writing
I was reading a Writer’s Digest blog post recently about 3 Surprising Lessons about Publishing Today. The third “surprising” lesson? Quality rules in the marketplace. I put surprising in quotes because as readers don’t we already know this one? How many times have you picked up a book, jazzed by the cover or the blurb […]
Sharpening the Saw
Posted: 25th February 2013 by jazzdog in Novel, Uncategorized, WritingTags: author, AuthorSalon, DIRTY WATER, fiction, novel, PNWA, Richard Hacker, writing
Part of the work of a writer revolves around honing the craft continuously. Show me an author who’s stopped learning, knows it all, or is simply so brilliant they have no need for critique and I’ll show you writing which doesn’t grab a reader by the heart, the head and well, yes, the cajones. If […]
Time just slips away…
Posted: 11th February 2013 by jazzdog in Critique Group, DIRTY WATER, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, Uncategorized, WritingTags: author, blog, champagne books, critique group, Richard Hacker, thriller, toxic relationship, writing
(Cue Willie Nelson) Funny how time just slips away… I took a blogging break in December and here it is February. I’m back! We’re in the “prep the literary contest submissions” season for writer conferences in the summer. I think I’m going to submit a short story to Pacific Northwest Writers Association called SWING THING. […]
Austin Book Release Party for TOXIC RELATIONSHIP
Posted: 30th December 2012 by jazzdog in Book Release, Novel, Story, Texas, Thriller, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, WritingTags: author, book release, books, champagne books, fiction, novel, Richard Hacker, thriller, writer
Had a great crowd at the Austin book release for the paperback edition of TOXIC RELATIONSHIP. We had a great time together, I got to catch up with old friends and new, had some good food, did a few readings and signed books. Great fun! Thanks to everyone who joined us. Here are a few […]
Controlled Falling
Posted: 17th December 2012 by jazzdog in Creativity, Life, WritingTags: author, blog, creativity, life, Richard Hacker, writing
Just like walking, living is an exercise in controlled falling. We step out, falling with our weight in one direction, then we shift our weight, stepping with the other foot to control the fall. I’m a product of having worked much of my professional life as an independent contractor, charging by the day, usually traveling out […]
Author Chat: Gary Eddings
Posted: 10th December 2012 by jazzdog in Author Interview, Book Release, Interview, WritingTags: author, blog, Buffalo Hump, champagne books, fiction, novel, writer
I want to welcome Gary Eddings to the blog. Gary has a new novel which has just been released this month, which I’m hoping he’ll be telling us about. First I’d like to take with you about work work as a write. I’m always curious about what jazzes creative artists. Where do you find the inspiration […]
