Author, Compulsively Readable Thrillers
Libby Fischer Hellmann Some of you who’ve read my pros and cons post comparing traditional and e-book (self or indie) publishing know one of the sticking points for me has been book awards. Heretofore, the awards given to mysteries and thrillers have been limited to traditionally published books. Sure, there might be indie awards, but they don’t have … Read more
One more thing to tell you about. Last September, I did a presentation at a Sisters in Crime event in St. Louis about traditional vs. e-publishing (self-publishing). It was videotaped, and the edited version is now on You Tube! It’s only 20 minutes. It’s pretty much what I said in an earlier blog about a … Read more
A friend e-mailed me the other day to say the cover of DOUBLEBACK was in Wired Magazine’s WIRED APP GUIDE in an article about Kindles. Of course I rushed out to find it (Thank you Barnes and Noble), and sure enough, there it is — in the lower left — along with a few others. … Read more
Something happened the other day that I’d like your input on. It’s not a happy story for any of the players, and, yes, I am one of them. But I think it is indicative of the radical changes in bookselling, and the shift in the balance of power. I was invited by a library to … Read more
My best friend, Susan White, died of breast cancer in 2004. If you’ve read any of my Ellie Foreman books, you’ll recognize her. Curiously, she was the only character whom I lifted from real life: her name, her looks, her love of Celtic knots. I wrote the books while she was still alive. Before she … Read more
We knew it had to happen. It was just a matter of time. Most of us thought we had at least a year. Or two. But in the Future Shock era in which we live, when time and events accelerate with ever-increasing velocity, we’re already there. The first reports surfaced in late spring on Kindle … Read more
I wanted to expand on one of the points I made in my previous post. I’m not sure the above title is the right way to describe it – there’s probably some term already in use that has nothing to do with what I’m talking about. But I haven’t found a better name, so I’m … Read more
As most of you know, I’m a crime fiction author, both traditionally and e-published. About eighteen months ago Joe Konrath asked me to blog about the benefits of traditional publishing. I did. Then, as I started e-publishing more myself, that post developed into a presentation comparing the Pros and Cons of traditional vs. e-publishing. I’ve … Read more
A very different post today. But just as important as the ones before. A good friend of mine who lives in the UK just published a wonderful resource for parents of Special Needs Kids. The UK educational system isn’t that different from ours, at least in Chicago, in terms of what hoops you need … Read more
First off, I’m not a prognosticator or guru. As a traditionally published and indie author, I straddle both sides of the fence, but I have no academic or other credentials from which to predict the future of ebooks and publishing. But occasionally I do like to take the long view and try to make sense … Read more
