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Five Links Friday 6/22/18

June 22, 2018 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week.

So first thing, I am still alive. We went on a little cross-country trek with the kids all the way down to the great state of Texas. We had a really nice time, but with all the travel, I just didn’t have the mental energy left to get anything posted this week :0 But never […]

Instadeath! 10 ways to guarantee an immediate rejection

May 28, 2018 By: Jason Bougger

Here are ten things that may cause your story or query to be instantly rejected.

Happy Memorial Day everyone, and yes, in hindsight, I can see a tiny bit of irony or tastelessness in the title of this post, but no offense was intended 🙂 Anyhow, today I’d like to mention some of the things I see at Theme of Absence, and some other things right of the top of […]

Things I should have done before my book was released

April 18, 2018 By: Jason Bougger

With the three-year anniversary of Holy Fudgesicles approaching, I’ve been blogging about small press publishing this week, including why I chose to publish with a small press and some of the pros and cons of small publishers. I mentioned that with a small or medium press, you might not get the promoting and marketing that […]

Pros and cons of choosing a small press publisher

April 17, 2018 By: Jason Bougger

A look at the pros and cons of signing with a small press publisher, as well as what I learned by doing so.

As I mentioned yesterday, the three-year anniversary of the release of my first novel is coming up, so this week I’m sharing some of my experiences publishing with a small-to-medium publishing house. All-in-all it’s been a good experience, and I don’t regret signing with Wings. There are a few things I might have done differently, […]

Why (and how) I chose a small press publisher

April 16, 2018 By: Jason Bougger

A look at my decision to sign with a small press publisher

My first novel was released almost three years ago now. I can’t believe it’s been three years, to be honest. It’s been an interesting experience because while I had been writing short stories and getting a few of them published, people who knew me were kind of like, “eh, whatever,” and didn’t seem to really […]

Five Links Friday 3/9/18

March 9, 2018 By: Jason Bougger

The Best Articles I Read About Writing This Week

It’s Friday night! I hope you’re having a great weekend so far. Here are the best articles I read about writing this week. 1. Looking for an agent? Megan at WhyNotEdit has 6 Awesome Resources for Finding a Literary Agent for you to use. 2. Kate Coe has a nice article at Almond Press on […]

Three Upcoming Writing Conferences

February 12, 2018 By: Jason Bougger

Here are three upcoming writing conferences in Spring 2018

Long-time readers know that I’m a sucker for a good writing conference. I love the energy, community, education, and opportunities they provide for writers of all experience levels. And if you’re a new writer and are on the fence about whether or not a conference is worth the price of admission, let me assure you […]

Does it make more financial sense to self-publish?

January 8, 2018 By: Jason Bougger

Big money contracts only come from big publishers, but does it make more financial sense for new writers to self-publish instead of seeking the big contract?

Welcome to 2018. I hope you’re all having a great one. I wanted to start of this post by addressing a somewhat common theme among certain writing communities. And that is that authors who write commercial fiction are “only in it for the money” and are therefore bad people since “writing for money” is bad. […]

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