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Small Stuff #1

Posted on June 11, 2023 by Tosh McIntoshJune 11, 2023

My “Writing” folder contains sub-folder with 18 items I’ve been holding since July, 2009 to use for posts on my website. Yesterday while doing a little digital housecleaning I opened “Small Stuff” and took a trip down Memory Lane as … Continue reading →

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Gorilla in the Room (or, The Pilot Error Series Character Arc)

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Tosh McIntoshDecember 4, 2014

If the title of this post is black, and/or you see the fighter-pilot header, click on the title to view the featured image for this post. image credit: zeeky.net In case you were wondering, this is a post about writing. … Continue reading →

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Can Ebooks and Print Coexist?

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Tosh McIntoshNovember 28, 2012

Note: If the title of this post is black, click on it to view the featured image header. Unless you’ve been living off the planet for the past five years, you are more than likely aware of the ongoing turmoil … Continue reading →

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A Visitor to the Booth

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Tosh McIntoshNovember 15, 2012

Note: If the post title is black, click on it to view the featured image header. In preparation for our visit to a meeting of the Lake Travis Fiction Writers, members of Austin Indie Writers planned to gather at the … Continue reading →

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Texas Book Festival – 2012

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Tosh McIntoshOctober 29, 2012

DAY ONE: It’s Sunday morning, October 28, 2012, and sitting at my computer with my first cup of coffee, I couldn’t resist the temptation to document a few personal observations from my experience in the Violet Crown Publishers booth at … Continue reading →

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Trials and Tribulations of Indie Publishing – Follow Up

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Tosh McIntoshJuly 9, 2012

I realize that a very small amount of middle ground exists when it comes to opinions about Amazon. People either hate them for being the harbinger of ultimate centralized control over everything we purchase, or love them for making online … Continue reading →

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Trials and Tribulations of Indie Publishing

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Tosh McIntoshJuly 8, 2012

Since making the decision to Go Indie and follow the advice of Dean Wesley Smith to Think Like A Publisher, I’ve been faced with a series of challenges, most of which have been accompanied by the element of surprise. The newest arrived in a … Continue reading →

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Book Signing After-Action Report

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Tosh McIntoshJune 28, 2012

I approached my first-ever book signing last evening with a mixture of excitement (optimism) and resignation (reality check). I’d spent a good bit of time drafting my remarks, practiced them multiple times, trimmed the duration to a target of ten … Continue reading →

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A Happening Event in the Discoverability Gamble

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Tosh McIntoshMay 23, 2012

In previous Writer’s Desk posts I’ve mentioned the sine qua non (without which there is nothing) of publishing: discoverability. And yes, that’s a made-up word for visibility, but it’s important for writers to establish and maintain a discipline-specific vocabulary. Like … Continue reading →

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There Are Gremlins In Those Pages

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Tosh McIntoshMay 13, 2012

In various posts over the past year I’ve mentioned the time warp that settles over me when sitting at this desk working on the latest writing project. Prior to April 2011, the passage of time was dominated by either putting … Continue reading →

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