Category: Indie Author
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A Baseball Metaphor for Writers
There are certain things you can’t predict in both baseball and writing. On Monday night, my beloved Pirates were playing the SF Giants in Pittsburgh. The Giants came in as baseball’s hottest team, winning their previous 8 games. The Pirates came in as one of the coldest teams in baseball, losing 17 out of their…
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Is It Possible to Write Too Much?
Is it possible to write too much? My initial answer to this question is ‘no.’ Certainly not. I write every minute of free time available to me. But it does make me wonder when I read about other authors who are publishing their first novel in five years. Five years? Really? What have they been…
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My Experience with Book Bub
Several months back, I had my first experience in using Book Bub to promote one of my novels. Now, if you are familiar with the behemoth of a book promotion site, it’s not easy to get onto Book Bub. Their site says that only 20% of books offered to the site are chosen for promotion.…
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Way Cool Pictures of Hanoi & Its Rare Statue of Liberty! (and an Excerpt)
I came across these amazing and rare photos of the famous Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi from the time of French Colonialism. And to my astonishment, they had an actual French-made replica of the Statue of Liberty. Look at these cool photos from the turn of the 19th century. Rare Photos This lake and I have…
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Batman Says: It’s Summer! Write!!!
My summer break officially started today, and I’m excited to get writing and having fun creating. I snapped this photo in our new drama rehearsal room. That’s a Styrofoam batman made by one of our students a few years back. And the background is a cool coloring of another of our school’s art students, so…
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Where will the ideas come from?
Writing is such a mind game. The creative process toys with the writer to such an extent that I sometimes wonder who’s in control – do I control the creative process or does the creative process control me? Ok, I’m already confused. But this I know: I have 10 dramatic sketches to write in the…
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Great Summer Read! Last Chance at only 99 cents!
You have another two days – until June 3 – to great your super cheap copy of “A Love Story for a Nation.” Reviewers have called it: “Heartfelt” “Destined to be a Classic” “Stunning” “Clever” “Wonderful” Grab it on Amazon! I’ll put two different blurbs below to give you a taste of what it’s about.…
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Limited Time 99 cent sale! Novel: A Love Story for a Nation
Here’s your chance to read the novel that reviewers have called: “Heartfelt” “Destined to be a Classic” “Stunning” “Clever” “Wonderful” Grab it on Amazon! I’ll put two different blurbs below to give you a taste of what it’s about. But for 99 cents, you can’t go wrong if you love to read. Blurb 1: You…
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I’ll never ask if you’ve read my book.
Before I expound on this title a little, I want to amend it. I have and will ask general people in a generic way if you’ve tried one of my books before. That’s not what I’m talking about. I will never personally ask that question. I won’t corner you in a room and say with…
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What’s next on the Writing Agenda?
This weekend kind of became one of those dividing lines in what a writer is working on. That happens every time a novel is sent off to the editor, and that’s what I did. Novel number 5 entitled “Which Half David” is now out of my sights. It was a sixteen month journey to get…
Author Mark W Sasse 