Monthly Archives: February 2012

Release date for The Prince of Graves! And how to get an advanced review copy

Posted on February 26, 2012 by W.E. Linde

The final cleanup of the manuscript is being completed as we speak. Once finished, The Prince of Graves will be ready for publication. I plan on starting the laborious formatting process this week. So I can confidently say that my debut … Continue reading →

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The Evil Equation: Rise of eBooks + Self Publishing = Death of Print Books. Really? #writing

Posted on February 19, 2012 by W.E. Linde

Few topics stir such passion among avid readers as “what is the future of the print book?” Will eBooks completely replace print books? When writers are introduced into the debate a number of related topics inevitably sprout up, often around … Continue reading →

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The dread phase approaches: marketing the book. #writing #marketing #publishing

Posted on February 16, 2012 by W.E. Linde

I’ll start off with a big confession: I have zero practical marketing experience. And I’m not that thrilled to learn. Like most of the writers I’ve come to know through social media, all I really want to do is write, … Continue reading →

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To map or not to map? An important question for #fantasy and #scifi #writers

Posted on February 12, 2012 by W.E. Linde

I have always maintained that one of the fundamental responsibilities of the fantasy or science fiction writer is the responsibility to create a contextually plausible setting for the story to take place in. Actually, this is a minimum requirement for … Continue reading →

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eBook Review: Be the Monkey #publishing #writing

Posted on February 9, 2012 by W.E. Linde

                Be the Monkey, as is explained in the forward,  is a Google Documents conversation  (actually, a series of conversations) that has been saved and compiled into a short eBook. Two authors, Barry Eisler … Continue reading →

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An excerpt from THE PRINCE OF GRAVES #fantasy novella #ss

Posted on February 5, 2012 by W.E. Linde

As the final edits and formatting of my novella fall into place, I feel like a kid waiting on Christmas day. Within two, maybe three weeks, I’ll be able to announce the publication of my debut work, THE PRINCE OF … Continue reading →

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Irons in the fire: is there such a thing as too much #writing?

Posted on February 1, 2012 by W.E. Linde

This is an update on my writing. At the current count, I’ve got one novel complete, one novella mostly complete, one novel as my active work in progress, and one anthology that is just getting started. Here’s the detailed run … Continue reading →

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