Category: Indie Author
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After Hours and Hours: Still No Idea What I Have
One of the projects I’ve been working on lately (and for a while) is 10-minute concept musical about the end of the world. I started it last year with some basic brainstorm writing and a chorus melody that I liked which has become kind of the focused anthem for the piece. Recently, probably about two…
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Another Lesson for Indies: “Restaurant, you have one chance to impress me.”
A new restaurant opened up in my neighborhood quite a few months ago. From the outside it is attractive, a cafe-throwback, a large outdoor blackboard with a hand-written “Open” sign, a large stack of firewood neatly arranged into the exterior of the restaurant, and attractive indoor and outdoor seating. Even the signboard was well designed…
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Letting Ideas Become Other Ideas
Ideas are not static. There’s a constant ebb and flow to them and any sort of creative artist has to take advantage of the movement of ideas in order to fully develop the original thought. I’m learning to do this better than I did in the past. Many times I would have a writing idea,…
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New “Banyan Tree” Review: “Excellent Story, Beautifully Written”
Cathy from Cath’n’ Kindle Book Review recently posted her review of my latest novel, “The Reach of the Banyan Tree.” She starts off by saying this: “Mark Sasse never disappoints. He writes with heart and soul and sucks you right into his characters’ world…wherever and whenever it is.” And ends by saying this: “It’s an…
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Wanted: Composer
Wanted: a composer who – doesn’t expect to get paid loves to compose musical theatre loves to score and arrange loves to work with a crazy lyricist who makes up melodies in his head dreams to be on Broadway one day but will be just as happy creating art – whether anyone else enjoys it…
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Hey Indie Authors, Has the Giant Lost its Nimbleness? (Taxes and Amazon)
Navigating tax season is certainly not one of the joys of being an indie author. (Nor of anyone else in the universe, but we’ll keep this post about writers.) As I was beginning to think through necessary documents and collate what I had received already, something strange became very apparent: perhaps the mammoth, gargantuan, enormous,…
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Win a $200 Amazon Gift Card for Valentine’s Day!
Hey all, I’ve once again partnered with The Kindle Book Review so you have a chance of winning a great gift card from Amazon – enough to do a good deal of damage! Plus, it’s a great opportunity to help promote my latest novel, The Reach of the Banyan Tree. Here it is. Click HERE to…
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A Post on Future Posts
I just noticed that I have 42 drafts under posts on my blog. Most of them are just a few words long or even just a title. That’s how I do things – write down titles which could become future posts. And now look at this, the future titles themselves have become a post. Mind-boggling,…
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A New Review – Some Author Comparisons – Some Reasons to Read “Banyan Tree”
Author, blogger, book reviewer – Eileen Granfors – gives a wonderful new book review of my latest, The Reach of the Banyan Tree. She also dropped some author names whom she used as a comparison. I am, of course, humbled by her kind words. She also coaxed out of me a list of 10 books which…
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Is Using a Thesaurus Cheating? (And other stupid thoughts.)
Is using a thesaurus cheating? (And other stupid thoughts.) Sometimes I feel like I’m competing against everyone’s outside perceptions. Here’s a stupid example. I went through a phase when I thought that good cooks never had to consult a cookbook. When I’m writing this now, I realize how stupid that sounds – as if someone…
Author Mark W Sasse 