I am in the middle of my own version of Spring Break. A few weeks ago I finished the winter session of a introductory self publishing class and I have a few more weeks before spring session when I dive into another four weeks of Tuesday evening classes.
Preparing for these classes is always more work than I plan for and teaching them is always more exhausting than I remember. But they are also wonderfully energizing. The authors who attend the class are so passionate about what they are working on that I can’t help but become passionate about my own work. The preparation and teaching helps me hone my own skills and get my own thoughts and ideas in order. Finally, talking with authors who are considering publishing their own work helps me keep abreast of what is going on in the self publishing marketplace.
This winter, for the first time, I heard about some very aggressive marketing tactics targeted at new authors. Read the rest of this entry »
