Publishing

Nick Russell on August 23rd, 2011

All of my life, I have believed in setting goals, both personally, and in business. I have always felt that if you don’t have a goal, how can you know where you are going, and which path to take to get there? I also believe that goals have to be specific. It’s easy to say [...]

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Nick Russell on June 24th, 2011

I’ll admit that I never expected e-books to explode onto the publishing scene like they have, but as an author and self-publisher, I am thrilled. As e-book readers such as the Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook become less expensive, and free e-book apps for laptop computers, the iPad, iPhone, and other smart phones [...]

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Nick Russell on May 16th, 2011

I had a conversation recently with a young man who complained that agents, editors, and publishers won’t give him a break. He said he has sent his autobiography to “at least” six or seven agents and two different large publishing houses, and has never even received the courtesy of a reply. I asked him if [...]

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