Blog
Provocative thoughts on writing, trends, marketing, and the business of publishing.

Do Book Forewords Matter?
Thoughts on the opening few pages of a book.

Parallels between Musicians and Authors
Compared to those who belt out tunes, the average writer’s life is easy.

Want to Buy Motion Publishing?
The time is right to put this company up for sale.

Site Issues
A note on the appearance of this site.

You Can Only Do So Much
Thoughts on alleged secrets and sure things.

Bestseller Lists Are Suspect
Think that these lists represent some sort of “objective” truth? Think again.

Books Are Now Officially a Business
The hard truth of the state of the industry.

The Age of the Platform: Indian Distribution
An announcement on foreign rights.

Upcoming Nonfiction Authors Association Teleseminar
News on an upcoming Motion event.

The Quality Difference
If you want to save some money, then by all means use a chop shop subsidy press.