A friend who is in the process of writing a non-fiction book asked me what it takes to get published. I thought I’d share what I told her. Call it another data point for anyone in the hunt for working with a publisher. I also think most of this applies to self-publishing as well. 1. […]
Posts Tagged ‘fiction’
Fear Is The Door To Possibility
Posted: 18th April 2012 by Richard Hacker in Creativity, UncategorizedTags: creativity, fear, fiction, novels, writer, writing
William Kenower spoke at a recent Pacific Northwest Writers Association about the myths that keep us from writing. He’s a very good engaging, fun speaker. And he has been blogging about writing for a number of years now, regularly interviewing writers of all genres and measures of success. The bottom line of his presentation is […]
Digital Angst
Posted: 25th January 2012 by Richard Hacker in Creativity, Digital Media, Novel, Publishing, UncategorizedTags: analog, digital, eBook, fiction, novel, publishing, reading, Richard Hacker, vinyl disks, writing
Unless you’ve been living on a small deserted island somewhere in the Pacific, you’ve seen a tremendous change in the publishing industry over the last few years. I’ve found myself in many conversations around books, bookstores, the big chains, the online retailers, and the medium itself. Before we used to beat each other up over […]
Art Becomes Life
Posted: 29th June 2011 by Richard Hacker in UncategorizedTags: fiction, novel, Richard Hacker, sci-fi, Shaper