Archive for March, 2012

The Power of a Supportive Family -or- “Dad, don’t be funny.”

Posted: March 26, 2012 in Uncategorized
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             The Power of a Supportive Family –       

Uncool Dad's "R" Us

Uncool Dads "R" Us

I was fortunate enough to be picked for an interview with a statewide Public Radio Show to chat about  my novel.   It is a show that my entire family knows as my wife and I are ardent WUNC-FM fans and thus force our kids to listen to Public Radio rather than the latest music from LMFAO, Justin Beiber, Kesha, et. al, which the kids seem to prefer, for some strange reason.

At the dinner table this weekend, I proudly informed all of them that I was going to on the radio and these are the comments that I got – –

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Writer Folks – Time to “Man-up” about Amazon. You don’t matter that much.

Posted: March 19, 2012 in Uncategorized
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Okay.  So there are reasons to whine and complain about the “Big A”.   Some would say the “A” stands for another choice word due to Amazon’s supposed evil actions in the marketplace.   I hear writer folks complaining about Amazon/KDP/Authors Central saying that  –  ”They never answer my questions.”  or  ”They mess up my rankings.”  or  ”They take forever to respond to email inquiries.”     I would say to those who whine,  time to GET REAL.

Get Real

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Quality vs. Price – Why Quality is ALL that matters in eBooks. (IMHO)

Posted: March 14, 2012 in Uncategorized
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When writing and re-writing your book, keep “Quality” as your number one goal.Quality is your Friend

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Writer – Ken Hoss – What is an Author without Readers??

Posted: March 7, 2012 in Uncategorized
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What is an author without readers?

 

So you’ve written your novel. You got it published. Now what? Well, now you need readers, right?

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Hey Readers! – Add some DANGER to your Kindle for St. Paddy’s Day.

Posted: March 5, 2012 in Uncategorized
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I’m proud to be a part of  ”Shamrocks and Sirens” which is a group of Thriller/Mystery/Crime Authors

(I just like to use the term “Danger” writers) teaming up to get the word out about their books.  Many of these

folks have become friends of mine primarily via Twitter.  (yes, you doubters out there, you can develop friendships

on Twitter!)   I hope you will take a look at the novels by these talented writers.  Maybe you will find a little danger

at the end of the rainbow. (much better than a pot o’ gold, right?  *wink*)

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