May I have your card? by Elena DeRosa

Author Elena DeRosa

Before I published my first eBook, Fractured Façade I pondered the best/cheapest way to get the word out on a local level. I no longer lived in Brooklyn, so hawking it on the subway was out, as was selling eBooks from an open car trunk. I could don two sandwich boards — the book cover on my chest, and the website on my back — troll the streets of Roanoke, ring a bell and wail, “Bring out your dead! I mean…Buy my book!” Nah. Too much work. Besides, I’m looking to cut my interaction with the public, not increase it.

The best marketing/promotion style for me would be a passive/aggressive approach using a “leave behind.” One where I could deal with people if I chose to, but my preference would be a quick hit and run, leaving my calling card which somebody would stumble upon and find intriguing enough to take. That’s what I went with. And, it’s been working pretty well. Continue reading “May I have your card? by Elena DeRosa”

Week 26 Flash Fiction Challenge Winner: Brian Beam

Today we’re pleased to announce the winner of the 26th weekly Flash Fiction competition at Indies Unlimited.

The winning entry is rewarded with a special feature here today and a place in our collection of winners which will be published as an e-book at year end.

The winner this week is Brian Beam.

Congratulations to Brian, and thanks to everyone who participated – excellent entries! Now, without further ado, here’s the winning entry: Continue reading “Week 26 Flash Fiction Challenge Winner: Brian Beam”

A Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man.

I turned 40 this week (pipe down, I’m not fishing for B-day wishes, just pointing it out). In the grand tradition of turning the Big Four…Oh, it seemed like time to take stock, and to assemble a sort of personal inventory of the things I think I know about myself by this advanced age. The things I know about myself as a writer and reader, I mean. Who the heck wants to go down that dark path of a full-blown personal inventory, with the scratching trees and the slippery mud and what not? Continue reading “A Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man.”

MWA Short Works Contest

maryland writers associationThe Maryland Writers Association will begin accepting works for their “Short Works Contest” beginning June 30, 2012.  Entries are accepted electronically until July 30, 2012.

The following types of work are welcome: Fiction: 3000 words; Non-Fiction: 3000 words; and Poetry: Up to 50 lines in 1-5 poems.

Entry fees and prizes vary. For more information, please visit their website.

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