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Connections key to market self-published books | Reads & Writes
Sometimes it is the tiniest detail that can lead readers to your book.
Claire Gebben
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Island Reads | The guilty pleasures of 2014
Columnist Claire Gebben asks, what does the Top-40 list reveal about what Mercer Islanders like to read?
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Choosing the right cover
There’s a reason for the old adage, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” because people do.
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Writers are self-made and other myths
The idea novels of genius are created in complete isolation is stretching the real writing world beyond recognition.
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Finding inspiration in the company of fellow writers
Meet agents and editors - and fellow writers, face-to-face.
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In 2014, it’s a new world for self-publishing
In 2008 when I got serious about publishing a novel, there was a time-honored method of meeting that…
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‘Go local’ with the Friends of the Library
The Mercer Island Friends of the Library are preparing for their Spring Book Sale starting this Thursday and…
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Writers conference offers insights, inspiration and good books
Over 10,000 writers are descending on the Washington State Convention Center this week, February 26-March 1 for the…
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Health tip, writing is good for you
Writing down what we think and feel helps us cope with the world around us.
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Those ever-evolving e-readers
Ebooks and their e-reader devices have been with us since about 2007, but there’s no comparison between those…
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Leap to the possibilities at Spectrum Dance Theater
I can make out Mercer Island glimmering across Lake Washington as I walk toward the entrance of the…
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Nearby Coal Creek open space, trails are restored
Sometimes, we discover the loveliest places in our own backyards. Just a hop, skip and a jump off…
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Ancient traditions shared in Duwamish Cultural Longhouse
The presence of the Duwamish in the Puget Sound region dates back thousands of years. In 1851, when…