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How to Prepare for a Convention

May 2, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

Whether you're doing a signing, hosting a table, or sitting in on a panel, it helps to be prepared when you attend a convention.

Even though the weekend was cut short, I still did have a great time Friday at ConStellation 8 in Lincoln staffing the Nebraska Writers Guild table with a couple of talented authors and participating in a panel on writing horror. I’d been on panels at previous conventions, but this was my first time not only […]

My first author talk (Also: embrace your local writing and art scene)

April 24, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

A few thoughts from my first author talk

On Sunday I had my first solo author talk. I spoke on the business of writing at Red Path Gallery & Tasting Room in Seward, NE. My previous speaking engagements had been limited to sitting on panels at a few science fiction conventions, where I had a least one other author to share the spotlight […]

Some Thoughts on Self-Publishing

April 12, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

There are plenty of bad reasons to self-publish. There are also plenty of good ones.

Every so often I’m asked if I’ve considered self-publishing my next novel. Sometimes I’ll answer with a little joke (“I’m not good enough to self-publish.”), but the truth is I’m still hoping to find some moderate success going down the traditional publishing path, at least with the next novel. One of the reasons I’ve stayed […]

Five Links Friday 3/31/17

March 31, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week

Oh my, it’s already the last day of March. This month has been a roller-coaster for sure, with the new baby and everything else going on. Anyhow, it’s great to be back with another Five Links after taking a short break from the blog. Here we go! 1. Let’s start with a quick motivational video […]

Five Links Friday 3/3/17

March 3, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week.

First Friday of March! Hope yours a good one. Here’s another batch of Five Links Friday for ya! 1. Let’s start with a little look at mystery with a post by Mary Gillgannon at RMFW, The Thrill of the Unexpected. 2. I follow a lot of authors on Twitter, but nothing gets me to unfollow […]

Writing-related things that can get in the way of your writing

February 15, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

We all know there is a lot more to "being a writer" than actual writing, but sometimes all of that other writing stuff you have to do can get in the way of your actual writing. So be careful with how you spend your time.

This post is going to be a little difficult for me two write, as it could very well be titled “How I spend my day doing things when I should be writing.” Why is that? Well, mostly because I’ve taken on a whole bunch of writing-related things that are not, in fact, writing. And yes, […]

Five Links Friday 2/3/17

February 3, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

The Best Articles I Read About Writing This Week

Hey, it’s First Friday! And with it comes another edition of Five Links Friday. Enjoy! 1. Wow, check out this post by Kristen Lamb on Unpacking the “Character-Driven” Story—How to Make Your Story Sizzle 2. “When you don’t feel like writing…” I think we’ve all been there. Victoria Griffin has some great pointers on her […]

Podcast Episode 29 – Your Author Website

February 2, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott talk about why you need an official author website and discuss the differ types of content you can host there.

In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott talk about why you need an official author website and discuss the differ types of content you can host there. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS and YouTube. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in […]

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