Month: March 2014

  • RePressed From Indie Hero: Agents. Qualified literary gatekeepers?

    Agents. Qualified literary gatekeepers?.   I really like what Brian Marggraf has to say, if it happened to him, what do you think happens to the rest of us who write “niche” literary work – no vampires, damsels in distress, and protagonists that are black women living in the suburb! More and more writers are doing…

  • Who Determines One is a “Best Selling Author?”

    I read a lot of books.   I review a lot of books.    I shop for a lot of books. It is natural that my interest piques when, in this era of independent publishing, one touts themself as a “best selling author.”  The inquirer in me immediately wants to ask, “in whose opinion?”  I’m…