One of the first official Urbantasm events!
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Please join me in CHICAGO on Thursday, December 7th for Indie Lit’s “Live Lit” event at the delightful 57th Street Books in Hyde Park, just two blocks from The University of Chicago.
CHICAGO: Thursday Live Lit with Connor Coyne. Read More »
Last week the New York Times posted an insightful overview of an important debate: are blogs becoming less relevant?
Blogs Wane as the Young Drift to Sites Like Twitter
If you’re a writer, you hopefully know that you need an online presence in order to market your book in today’s increasingly electronic marketplace. … Read the rest
Good-for-Nothing Writers Blogs? (On Blogging: 1 of 3) Read More »
Pages Bookstore in Downtown Flint, Michigan.
One of the most persistent writery romances is that one will be able to walk into any Barnes and Nobles or Borders and see a copy of her own book tucked neatly besides Thomas Pynchon or Toni Morrison.… Read the rest
Independent Bookstores Like Independent Writers! Read More »
Hi there. Chicago is in the midst of what is possibly the biggest snowstorm in more than a decade.
Fortunately, I’m prepared. Not for the storm, but for the blog today. I spent a lot of last night putting together some sidebar links on Self-Publishing and so I can leave a quick post about it now and get ready to face down Snowmageddon 2011!… Read the rest
Sidebars and Snow! Read More »
“Computer, discontinue program!” — Deanna Troi
So here I was feeling a little lazy today and thinking “I really don’t feel like writing a full post,” and Ta-Nehisi Coates, one of my favorite writers at The Atlantic has written an absolutely pertinent short piece on the whole electronic/book fracas and the opportunities it presents. … Read the rest
Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Magic of Electronic Texts Read More »
This is the short version. For the super-short version, click here.
POWERFULLY, PERSONALLY, PALPABLY, PROPULSIVELY
SELF-PUBLISHED
There are dozens of blogs out there talking about how you can self-publish, many of them selling a product and dropping popups on your browser.… Read the rest
So About This Self-Publishing Blog! Read More »
Fifteen years ago, self-publishing was a course of action reserved for three categories of writers: the wealthy, the indulgent, and the desperate.
How much has changed in ten years!… Read the rest
The Self-Publishing Revolution! Read More »
Listen in at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/creativewritingpodcast.
6:00 PM EASTERN Standard Time, Tues. 11/30
I’ve been invited to participate in next Tuesday’s edition of the Creative Writing Podcast. I hope you’ll join me by listening!
Subjects to be discussed will include (but not be limited to): second person storytelling, the adventure of self-publishing, and the process of writing.… Read the rest
Creative Writing Podcast, featuring Connor Coyne, author of Hungry Rats Read More »