Category: Indie Author
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Go Boldly! Go Indie!
OK, indie authors. Time for a pep talk. Have you had a rough review lately? Shake it off! Have you been struggling to find time to write? It will come! Have you been upset by your lack of sales? Persevere! Have you found it more difficult in a crowded marketplace to stand out? Don’t give…
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Good Friday Original: The Life of Christ in Verse (A Sistine Chapel sketch)
On this Good Friday, I thought I’d take this moment to share with you a new dramatic sketch I wrote. Actually, it’s more of a rhythmic poem in a sense, based on some paintings in the Sistine Chapel. Some of my young actors will be performing this at the Penang Performing Arts Centre in May…
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Indie Author: Jack of All Trades. Master of One. (Yearly checkup)
A year ago, almost to the day, I wrote the following post, writing out all the different hats I realized that I would have to wear as an indie author. When I originally posted this, I was an extreme newbie, only four months into my indie author career. So I thought I’d look back and…
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Are you using “Creative Commons”?
Any type of creative artist is concerned with the proper usage of his or her works. No one wants their works to be reproduced or used without proper permission and attribution. Creative Commons is a not-for-profit organization which gives simple instructions for authors and artists of all kinds to determine which type of license that…
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My Story: I Stand Out in an Asian Crowd
I wrote this for another website a while back. It sums me up well, though, so I thought I’d post it here. I stand out in a crowd in Asia. That may seem like a strange place to start in telling my story, but it has been the one constant truth in my life for…
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I am not chaff. I am a serious writer, thank you.
Elitism always frowns on democratization. I was reading an article which quoted two well-known mainstream authors, who gave their thoughts on the changing face of the publishing industry. One of them said that the traditional publishing model – with all our familiar and well-loved gatekeepers including literary agents and publishing executives (wait, scratch that “well-loved”…
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This is not a book cover
But it soon will be! Be watching in April for the unveiling of my ultra-amazing new cover to my third novel, The Reach of the Banyan Tree. Kindle & Paperback Release Date: July 1, 2014 In the meantime, I have some great promotions up my sleeves over the next couple of months. It’s exciting to move…
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What does a successful writing session look like?
Yesterday, I posted a silly philosophical rant prior to sitting down and writing out an idea that I had for a short play. I probably jinxed myself because I went on about how within the next two hours I would be “changed” because of the inspiration which I just put down on paper. I currently…
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Decision Making in Writing: When Writers and Readers Disagree
I always say this: “Writing is all about making decisions. Good writing is about making the right decisions.” Now if someone would please point out to me the meaning of ‘right decision’ then I’ll be sitting at a Parisian Cafe with the next generation of Roaring 20s writers. How do you know when you made…
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I’m Building My Platform – Not Yours
I have this habit of picking on literary agents. It is probably not a great habit for a writer to have, but the target on their backs is sometimes so darn irresistible. Perhaps I don’t understand literary agents, and perhaps I never will. But sometimes they seem to say the most ridiculous things. A while…
Author Mark W Sasse 