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The Fiction of Non-Fiction
A high percentage of books the world reads are fictional. Stories created by the imagination with totally made up plots. Characters don't even need to be human and the six headed animals or monsters can talk in any language of your choosing. There are no limits but the imagination. And the reader is happy with the familiar themes: the hero never dies, the bad guy always loses, and so on.
But what happens when fiction is mixed with facts? What is the line between what's real and what's fictional? How can a story be based on fact without distorting the facts, without moulding them to the author's desired "shape"? How can the truth be presented accurately, honestly, realistically when using the imagination often transforms it into something quite different from its original state?
This is the problem I am currently facing as I write my latest novel Mind Wars, due for release in a few months. How much can I distort the historical facts in order to keep the reader interested? How far can I push the boundaries? I am writing about a real, well-documented war—the Falklands War of 1982—and the very real mental illness of PTSD. At first glance, it seems there is no scope to change anything there because to do so would upset the non-fiction writers who cling to the truth, the accuracy of the events, people, and/or information presented. Non-fiction may be presented either objectively or subjectively. But the truth is that reality often gets sub ducted in fiction because it can actually be very boring. Who needs reality? Isn't historical reality an impossibility anyway? It's interpretation, surely?
Isn't it fairer to say that, in fiction, the truth, or the perception of truth, always comes second to entertainment. Artistic license taken for the sake of drama, distorting the historical veracity. Leave the accuracy to the purists, the
believers of non-fiction.
To see this more clearly, you only need to look across the road to the art of filmmaking. Take the recent TV mini-series called The People vs OJ Simpson. The Simpson story is fact, but cannot be presented as such because nobody really knows for certain who killed Nicole Simpson. Only a confession, finding the murder weapon, or the unlikely discovery of video taken of the killer murdering his victims might illuminate the facts, but even then, it would be more profitable for the film industry to interpret it differently. This TV mini-series takes a lot of liberty with the truth. It purports to understand what the people in it are thinking. Oh, yes, don't forget to mention the Kardashian daughters who, very conveniently for the producers, happen to be the daughters of one of OJ's lawyers! They are very popular, so it won't hurt to mention them a few times?
My favourite example of this is a film out just this year, Eddie the Eagle. Michael Edwards, better known as Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, is a British skier and ski jumper who became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping in 1988. Finishing last in the 70m and 90m events, he became famous as an example of an underdog or "heroic failure," and of perseverance and achievement without funding. But that's not enough to make a film about, is it? That's far too boring. So let's find a Hollywood actor and make up a fictional coach. Let's make the coach an alcoholic too? Yeah, why not! Bingo, Hugh Jackman is cast as fictional coach Bronson Peary.
What's the real word for this? Entertainment, or perhaps profit!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~by Roger Gerald Scott, award winning author, co-founder of AHA site
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Tags: Author, nonfiction, Writer, Writers Resources, writing
Self-Publishing 101: First Impressions
When it became easy to publish, people published crap. Buckets and boatloads of it. A gate was opened, which was previously closed to just anyone dreaming of becoming a published author. Whether because of budget or ignorance, people published within days of finishing writing and screamed from the rooftops, "Look at me, I'm published!"
The public did not react well. Paying similar prices for books untouched by experienced professionals and for their favorite best sellers equally often resulted in scathing permanent consumer review public records, dooming that sales listing. Indie published books quickly became widely known for, and disregarded as, unreadable because of the reputation established just from that initial flood of unprofessionally published books. That reputation continues to fester in large part because people are still flooding the marketplace with crap. It is much better than it was and with Amazon's preview mode, a well packaged indie book has a better chance these days. Your topic or genre, overall branding, product packaging, and marketing also gives you a leg up because, let's face it, they probably didn't invest in any area of the business of being an author.
You truly only get one opportunity to make a great first impression.
You have to take a side in this industry-wide problem before anything you do becomes public, or published. Either be committed to providing professionally packaged products, or be one of the short sighted, "do it my way" writers who's ruining it for everyone else. By the very nature of the issue, your decision forever marks you one way or another in the consumer's eyes, becoming a permanent part of your brand's recognition.
You can't unpublish and you can't remove bad reviews no matter what you fix after publishing.
First, you have to fight that inner urge to act now. Instead, plan…and planning anything starts with learning.
- Learn how to plan, what to include in the plan, what a successful plan should look like.
- Learn when and how to hire the right person to provide a service that you can't do because some things just do require an expert.
- Learn how to do what is reasonable for you to do yourself, but be warned that there will be "subject matter experts" coming at you from all directions.
I see authors all the time telling other authors any particular advice that they just swear is so perfect for selling books. I look that author up on Amazon: 1 book, no/few/bad reviews, just published or been published awhile, and nothing else about it makes me want to click that buy button.
Always consider the source of any advice or information when your success depends on it.
I surveyed a pool of 300 readers this past summer, learning that some 75% said they end up reading 1 out of 10 indie books whether they were free or not. The other 9 turned them away because of errors or odd layout/design choices, or both. And if they took the time to click a buy button, whether it was $0 or more, 50% of them said they would give a bad review because they invested time and were disappointed. Only 30% said they would leave good reviews when warranted, indicating the number one reason as too busy. This survey was limited to authors who are also avid readers, so I'd say that 30% is higher than if the survey looked at readers who do not know the pain of being an author.
You have 15-30 seconds to make the sale and 3 pages to keep the consumer happy.
Consider if neither window of opportunity converts a lead into a sale, or if you disappoint the consumer who does buy. These things are directly impacted by your decisions to invest or not invest time and/or money into publishing professionally.
Authors tend to want creative freedom over every aspect of their book and that's just not a good idea, as these results clearly show. Unless you have experience or an innate tendency to excel in something, you are not automatically good at every aspect of publishing just because you want to share the story you wrote with the public. This is often overlooked because when the writer's job is done, in order to fulfill the purpose for which they wrote in the first place, they find themselves with a limited budget, trying to live out that dream of being published. And like parents excited for their child to go off to college but scared and apprehensive about them leaving home, so it is with publishing your baby—it's hard to let go.
Total control, YES! Total creative carte blanche, NO.
Consumers need certain things to be standard in their books. Formatting is typically where this goes way wrong. Odd layout/design choices beyond what a consumer is used to seeing won't make sense to them and will distract from the more important things. In a discussion on LinkedIn recently, some one said "excessively clever" and that couldn't be more accurate when referring to going too far in design.
Successful corporations excel in packaging their products and services because they hire the right people to make those decisions. If you are asking why you, as an author, shouldn't have creative carte blanche for every aspect of your own book, I say to you, "Why would you? What experience do you have in marketing?" Everything after writing is directly impacted and influenced by marketing choices, from formatting to cover design to book description to trim size choices to the color of the background in your author photo.
Product packaging makes up 1/3 of a buyer's decision.
Are you willing to risk sales by not making sure you always make a great first impression?
~~~~~>Debra L Hartmann, Author, Publishing Consultant with Indie Author Publishing Services, Managing Editor at The Pro Book Editor, Admin for https://authorshelpingauthors.wordpress.com/ and http://booksauthorsandpublishing411.com/
What advice about first impressions would you give other authors?
10 Inspirational videos to help authors
Tax Tips for UK Authors
We all know what it's like to be a published author: six-figure advances, translation rights sales in forty countries, Spielberg himself calling your agent begging for a film deal. And yet that isn't always the case. In fact, most writers feel a little hard done by when it comes to remuneration for their efforts. However, life could be a little easier, even for some new writers, if they got to grips with the tax system.
This advice is for authors paying tax in the UK.
Going Pro
Becoming a professional writer means you can claim back tax on a long list of expenses, but when does HMRC consider you a professional? The moment you make any money from your writing, the taxman couldn't quibble. However, in some cases, you may be able to register as self-employed and start claiming before you've made a penny.
If you're an agented author, this would count as a clear sign that you are writing with the intent of selling your work to a publisher, and an industry professional believes you have a marketable product. If un-agented, it really comes down to being honest.
Do you spend significant time on your writing, invest any money in it, have a clear idea of your book, its market, and the agents and publishers you want to approach, or researched self-publishers? If you tick these boxes, you probably qualify. If in doubt, speak to an accountant.
To claim tax back on expenses, you must be a UK taxpayer. This means you must be earning above the personal tax-free allowance, which is currently £10,600 (2015). There are many costs that are split between personal and business usage. For these, you need to calculate very carefully what percentage you can allocate to business usage, and what percentage is unequivocally personal.
What can you claim for?
How do you write? All office equipment from your laptop and printer down to your pens and paper are allowable. Where do you write? If you use your home as an office, you can claim for costs renting, meeting mortgage payments, heating and maintaining your home. However, to find your allowable percentage, you must work out not just the proportion of time you spend using your home as an office, but the proportion of space available too.
All marketing expenses including building and maintaining a website, any PR and advertising costs are allowable. Membership organisation and journal or magazine subscriptions, for instance Mslexia and the Romantic Novelists Association, are allowable. Costs of production are also allowable, so if you're self-publishing, this includes any design, editing, type-setting and printing costs.
If you are going somewhere to further your writing, for instance travelling to a writing course, your travel costs would be allowable. Research and development costs are often forgotten, but in fact things like courses, books, and even genuine research trips to exotic locations are often at least partially allowable.
Tax and legal advice are also allowable, and if you're considering registering as self-employed before you have an income, it might be wise to take advantage of this. When you're in the creative industries, understanding the ins and outs of expenses can be a bit tricky, probably because it can be such fun, but don't be "guilted" out of filing your business costs just because you enjoyed them!
~~~~This guest post was written by Natalie Butlin from Accounts and Legal, small business accountants in London offering a full range of tax and accounting services, from self-assessment to business plans to VAT returns and everything in-between.
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Tags: author business, business of writing, tax tips, UK tax tips
How to Get Over Writing Depression
Having spent many long, sometimes frustrating, months writing that epic, what happens when it is finally done? You had it professionally edited and proofread—maybe—and now it is time to unleash it on unsuspecting readers. It feels good to have the thing behind you, and you can now put to bed all those characters that haunted your nights and bothered your days. You can sit back, put your feet on the writing desk, lean back with a tumbler of good bourbon in your hand, and give a huge sigh of relief.
But, is it a sigh of relief or a rising cloud of concern? When the initial euphoria wears off, you suddenly realize that you have lots of time on your hands, and you're now starting to wonder what to do with yourself. Sounds familiar? Okay, there are all those Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook posts you wanted to catch up with, and then maybe not. When I look at some of those things, I just shake my head at what gets posted. Never mind, that's another story. Perhaps you want to review a book or two, or read that particular novel that's been sitting on the shelf for all these months. Now could be a good time to do a bit of travel, or a few more rounds of golf, or whatever takes your fancy. By all means, go for it. Still worried that something isn't right?
You may not realize it, but you could be suffering from what I call post-book depression.
From a 'high' after finishing that novel, you have hit a 'low' of having nothing to do. Of course, there is always something else in your life that keeps you amused, but the big thing that's been driving you all these months is gone! There is no need for that writing pad anymore, no need to spend hours staring at the computer waiting for the words to form, no need to dig yourself out of a mental block, no need to edit and re-edit the damned thing, no need to do anything. Writing a lengthy work gets you into a routine, something you are comfortable with. It is a stable element in your life. All of a sudden, that routine is rudely disrupted. Perhaps that tumbler of bourbon now serves a different purpose, other than being celebratory, as you ask yourself 'what now'? Indeed, what now?
This is how it works for me. Having finished the novel, waiting for a review or two before releasing it, I am genuinely relieved the project is done. It took a lot of work and sweat and I tell myself I deserve a break. Then, all those symptoms I mentioned come creeping in. Should I get concerned? After a second glass of bourbon, it really doesn't matter. The thing is, I usually need a month or two to flush my mind off my current project, banish all those haunting characters, and have a bit of fun; let my mind wander. You must define what works for you. In other words, I am taking time to recharge my creative batteries, which will enable me to face my next project. Sometimes I have ideas on tap, and I pick over them, probing the possibilities to develop one into my next book. Right now, having finished a major novel, I don't have anything on mind, but that's okay. I've been there before. Something will come up. The theme for my latest book came from a most unlikely source. I was watching a TV documentary, and wham! I turned the subject matter into a plot for a novel. Maybe watching more TV will give me another inspiration—or send me further into depression, seeing what's on these days.
The important thing here, don't mistake that 'low' for genuine depression. It is a natural reaction and you must allow nature to take its course while you get energized again. Make no mistake, writing something that is 100,000 words or more takes a lot of effort and perseverance. It is no surprise the work has left you somewhat exhausted. You were running a mental marathon that was perhaps ten months long. It's okay to have a break before starting the next one. When will you know you are ready to start writing again? If the fires of creation burn inside you, a flash of inspiration will fan them and the compulsion to sit behind that writing desk again will be overwhelming. Ah, back into my comfortable routine!
~~~~Stefan Vucak is an award-winning author of the sci-fi Shadow Gods series. His contemporary political thriller 'Cry of Eagles' has won the coveted 2011 Readers' Favorite silver medal award, and his 'All the Evils' was the 2013 prestigious Eric Hoffer contest finalist and Readers' Favorite silver medal winner. His 'Strike for Honor' won a gold medal. When not writing, he is an editor and book reviewer.
Website: www.stefanvucak.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StefanVucak
Twitter: @stefanvucak
Please share your experience!
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Tags: amwriting, Author, fiction, science fiction, scifi, writing
Vampires of Your Domain
Awesome post, Mary!
Pickpockets Selling You Your Wallet Back
There I was, casually considering that I ought to purchase the domain name, 'Ecofantasy Press'—which is the title of this webpage, And I have a legally registered LLC in Colorado under that name. It only makes sense.
Too late! It is taken. Hrmmmph….my bad for dallying. It is such an obvious title. I think.
But when I googled 'ecofantasypress' — the majority, the vast majority of the hits refer to this page, or my book or short stories, or something I have written. There is no EcofantasyPress.com. Or dot net. Or ecofantasypress anything. I can, however, buy either of them from 'Domain Agents' for a starting bid price of $199.
Hmmmph. When pigs fly.
It's such a pisser, though. I pretty much brought the name Ecofantasy Press into being, however obvious. And here's another domain name unique to me and my work, but owned…
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"Building Your Website" by Stefan Vucak
Does your website look a little tired and clunky? It doesn't dazzle you anymore? Staring at my website one day, I know that feeling. After some procrastination—there are always other things to do—I finally decided something needed to be done. Had I known what I faced, perhaps I should have procrastinated some more.
A good website always makes me pause and ponder. It is a combination of layout, colors, flashy ads, fancy backgrounds; lots of things. I just know what I like, wishing mine looked like that. Deciding to have a new website designed isn't a simple matter of jumping into WordPress or using one of the free content management systems like Weebly or GoDaddy. There are lots of them out there to choose from, and I checked them out. However, I am not a graphics artist or web designer, and to get the best out of these tools, I found I needed to be pretty savvy using the behind the scenes coding, something I didn't want to get into.
Having eliminated the do-it-yourself path, the only remaining choice was to engage a professional website designer. I immediately faced another decision point: a private at-home operator, or an established company. Making a wrong choice would drastically effect the end result, not to mention my pocket, and after some research, I decided to engage a local company. Before setting up the initial interview, I needed to establish what kind of website I wanted: theme, content, menu elements, functionality, look and feel—all the things that captured my attention when looking at someone else's website, whether personal or professional.
To find out what goes into making an eye-catching website, I dug up several Internet articles that provided some pointers. What was particularly valuable, they included URL links to those websites, enabling me to decided for myself if they had that wow factor I was looking for. Finding a website that incorporated everything I wanted in mine, I fronted up for the initial interview with the company's representative, confident I had everything he needed to build my website. Ouch!
One of the first questions he asked: what would be the purpose of my website? I knew that one would come, so I answered confidently: to sell me and my books. Duh! Okay, do I need a shopping cart? I had thought about that one, seeing how my books are distributed by Amazon and Smashwords; at least the e-book versions. Still, it couldn't hurt to explore the possibility, and I told him to provide a separate quote for that. The web developer checked my existing website, noting what pages I had, content, and work required for data migration. There was a lot more, but you get the idea. He then asked something puzzling: what do I want the website to look like? I had already emailed him the URL link of the website I liked, and I assumed he would have looked at it. He did, but he wanted my input. As the alarm bells started clanging, I told him I expected input from him; he was the professional web designer. After more discussion, he told me he would put together some wireframes for me to look at. I left that place sobered and somewhat chastened.
You see my problem? I wasn't prepared! I should have designed those wireframe pages beforehand to support my interview. It wasn't enough to simply show him a website I liked and let him get on with it. However, the damage was repairable. I hunkered down, clicked the link to my sample website and went through each page in detail, noting all its elements, considering how they could be applied to my website. Opening a spreadsheet, I started creating my wireframe pages: home, blog, contact me page, and others. Did I want static banner images on each page, separate background designs, combination of color bars on some pages; I had to consider them all. For images, I downloaded them from Shutterstock.com and All-free-Download.com, to name two, and pasted them into my wireframe pages. Slowly, as each page evolved, I moved things around to achieve the rough look and feel I wanted. I still needed feedback from the web developer, but what I sent him reflected more closely what I wanted, something he appreciated. We'll see how things go when I get his initial layout.
Okay, so what are these website elements I needed to look at? It is all subjective, and everyone needs to make a choice that suits him, but there are some basic guideline elements you need to consider.
Home Page The home page really is the most important page of a website. As the first page your visitors will see, it must give a positive impression, making the visitor want to browse further. It must sell you and your books, and is a page you cannot get wrong.
Books Page A books page for an author is a must, of course. Each book should have its own page, sample review blurbs, and a link to a reviews page. It must have links to sales pages like Amazon, Smashwords and others. It should also have a download button for a sample chapter, giving the reader a glimpse into your work, hopefully prompting him to buy.
Contact Me A vital page!
Reviews page This page should be a collection of your favorite book reviews, which gives readers an opportunity to see opinions of your books.
Interviews Page This is where you present a collection of interviews about you and your books, attaching links to host pages.
Blog Not much to explain why this one is needed.
Biography / About Me This page gives readers a glimpse into who you are, your background, and whatever details you choose to publish about yourself. Some Internet articles suggest having a 'Frequently Asked Questions' section here, but that is up to the individual.
Site Map A site map can be a useful navigational aid for a website. However, unless the website has lots of pages, menus and sub-menus, setting one up may not be worth it. Some people recommend having one as it helps Google spiders and bots during searches.
Other pages to consider:
News Page
Multimedia Content
Subscription Newsletter
Audio Books
Links Page
Press Kit
Search Facility
Perhaps my experience will help you when deciding to create a website, or renovate an existing one.
~~~~~~Stefan Vucak is an award-winning author of the sci-fi Shadow Gods series. His contemporary political thriller 'Cry of Eagles' has won the coveted 2011 Readers' Favorite silver medal award, and his 'All the Evils' was the 2013 prestigious Eric Hoffer contest finalist and Readers' Favorite silver medal winner. His 'Strike for Honor' won a gold medal. When not writing, he is an editor and book reviewer.
Website: www.stefanvucak.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StefanVucak
Twitter: @stefanvucak
I would love to hear from you regarding your experience with websites.
The Steps of Publishing & Crowdfunding
Almost every writer dreams of one day being published, but not all writers realize what exactly goes into publishing a book. Whether you are self-publishing or pursuing the traditional publishing route, writers need to learn to navigate the publishing process. After all, writers are first and foremost just that—writers—and learning the ins and outs of publishing is not an easy task. However, as the publishing industry grows, new tools are becoming available to authors to help them publish more successfully. Crowdfunding is one of these resources and many authors are learning the importance of this step in the publishing process.
Posted in AHA, General, Marketing, Publishing, quick advice
Tags: crowd funding, Crowdfunding, publishing, pubslush
Writing is About Living
M.C. Muhlenkamp is the author of the Markram Battles series available on Amazon. A special thank you to Melissa for sharing her perspective on writing through this blog post on her wonderful website!
Decisions, like most things in life, come down to priorities. I remember reading a post by Nathan Bransford a long time ago where he said something along the lines of, no project or goal is worth pushing aside the most important people in your life. Nathan, please forgive me for not quoting your exact words. Attempting to track down that single line in your blog would be like looking for a needle in a giant tub on needles.
Back then I was barely starting to share my writing with others and slowly making my way through the world of self-publishing. But here I am today, about two years later, still mulling over those words. As the due date for baby number three approaches (yes, I've been pregnant for the past nine months), hauling along all the responsibilities that come with another kid, I cannot help feeling overwhelmed.
I remember when…
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Pin a Tweet?
Think about how much time you spend on Twitter and what you are hoping to accomplish by using Twitter. One of the most important things that can happen for you is when someone else retweets for you, right? And for you, as you work to increase your network, you are looking for things to retweet also, right? And all of the activity you do that is Twitter related takes so much time in total and you probably wish you could spend more time writing and less time on Twitter?
Don't we all! Here's your quick tip: Pin a tweet.
Pick which of your tweets is most important for your goals and you most want retweeted by others and PIN IT. Then when people roll through their email notifications and are looking to reciprocate or to catch your attention by retweeting, you've made it quick and easy for them to select the tweet that gets you the most benefit. Pinned tweets remain at the top of your Twitter page and others don't have to search for something relevant to retweet.
I personally look for something to retweet every time I follow someone. Often, I end up scrolling down their page and finding only things they have retweeted and I move on to the next email notification to follow someone back and retweet for them–time is money, or in our case, time is words on the page, right? That person missed an opportunity for me to retweet for them. I love it when a new follower has a pinned tweet because I can follow and retweet for them and go on to the next one…they save me a ton of time! And, it starts that chain reaction we all want…retweeting for each other is the neighborly thing to do and helps you gain valuable, meaningful followers.
How to pin a tweet:
- From your Twitter profile home page, send a tweet.
- Go to the sent tweet at the top of your list of sent tweets and click on or just move your mouse over "…more"
- Select "Pin to your profile page"
How to unpin a tweet:
- Go to your Home page in Twitter
- Select "more" underneath the tweet
- Choose "Unpin from your profile"
~~~~~~~~~~>Debra L Hartmann, Author, Publishing Consultant with Indie Author Publishing Services, and Professional Editor at The Pro Book Editor
Posted in AHA, Authors Helping Authors, General, Marketing, quick advice
Tags: followers, retweeting, tweet, Twitter
Smashwords Ebook Data Graph
Raymond Esposito kindly gave AHA permission to use his fantastic graph that illustrates the trends and statistics from a Smashwords survey from last year. Enjoy!
Posted in author help, General, Marketing, Publishing, quick advice
Tags: books, selling, Smashwords
"Keep Calm and Promote!" by Adite Banerjie
So, you are a newbie author and you're awaiting the release of your book in the next three or four months (heaven forbid, if it's a longer wait!) After you have wrung your hands and vented to your significant other about why publishers can't seem to get their act together, you come to a major decision. You are going to be dignified and patient. And, while you wait, you'll actually start working on your next novel. Sounds like a plan, right? Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in AHA, Authors Helping Authors, Inspiration, Marketing, Publishing, quick advice
Tags: Facebook, Goodreads, marketing, publishing, Social media, Twitter
How To Market Your Book Pre-Publication
Authors who are choosing to self-publish have the advantage of maintaining all creative control over their work, which provokes many writers to take the self-publishing route. However, in order to be successful, the writer's role must change. A self-publishing author is no longer simply a writer, but they're taking on the responsibilities of becoming the publisher, too.
In order for an author to be successful in the crowded book market, authors must begin marketing efforts well in advance of their publication date. Without a solid foundation to launch from, their book will most likely get lost in the overwhelming number of titles that are published every year. Once a book is lost, it's difficult to recover the possible momentum of being a recently published book. Essentially, the publishing industry is sink or swim, but luckily for business savvy authors, Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in AHA, Authors Helping Authors, Marketing, Publishing
Tags: crowd funding, Crowdfunding, marketing, pre-release marketing
Marketing Indie Style
What is marketing indie style?
When you began the very personal journey that resulted in a manuscript you then felt compelled to share with the world, you probably didn't anticipate how difficult it would be to let people know your book is available for sale. Marketing concepts and methods are relative to the consumer's demands, not publishing methods, and traditional publishers will expect you to market yourself just as the indie published author has to. Marketing indie style simply means you are responsible for marketing your product.
Posted in AHA, Authors Helping Authors, Marketing, quick advice
Picking an eBook Distributor by JF Garrard
If you are self-publishing or starting a small press, you may wonder where to distribute online and what the differences are between eBook distributors. Is there an advantage of choosing one over another?
Posted in AHA
Tags: Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, distribution fees
Royalties – JF Garrard Breaks it Down
For many, publishing a book is already a complicated enough goal. At the same time, another goal to consider is to just break even on the real money you invested in the book. As I prepare to publish my book in April 2014, I am scratching my head at the different royalties offered by different book distribution sites. To be honest, I don't really care which company carries my book as long as I can calculate the correct amount of royalties I should be gaining from each sale. It's important to me that data is available at all times in case I want to check on sales numbers in the middle of the night.
Posted in AHA, Authors Helping Authors, General, Publishing
Tags: eBook, Print on demand, publishing, royalties, sales
Replace the Gatekeepers
No longer is getting published dependent on a wish and a prayer. The traditional publishing houses and their gatekeepers don't hold the only key anymore. Advancing technology has now made it possible for anyone with average computer skills to publish themselves.
Posted in Authors Helping Authors, Breaking News, Publishing
Tags: Author, cover design, editing, formatting, indie, publishing, services
Guest Posting as Advertising: How To Be Professional and Be Asked Back
Jan 5
Getting Your Book Noticed by Ethan Risso
A Self-Publishers Guide to Metadata
In the most basic context, metadata means "data about data." What about when we talk about self publishing—what is metadata?
When was the last time you went to the library, pulled out one of the card catalog drawers and rifled through the 3×5 cards printed with the information of each, individual book in the library?
Posted in AHA, Authors Helping Authors, Marketing, Publishing, quick advice
Tags: Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com, Kindle Direct Publishing, Metadata, publishing
Tips for Running a Crowd Funding Campaign by J F Garrard
Tips for Running a Crowd Funding Campaign
Initially when I first embarked on a Kickstarter project campaign for my first book, The Undead Sorceress, I assumed that it would be a simple task. After all, the media has covered stories about people getting thousands of dollars from crowds, so how hard can collecting free money be? But I learned the truth quickly, there is no such thing as free lunch!
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Tags: Crowdfunding, Kickstarter, marketing, Social media
"Injecting Emotion Into Your Writing" by Stefan Vucak
Why were Tom Clancy's first two books, The Hunt for Red October and Red Storm Rising so readable? Many lowbrow literary critics wouldn't think they were well written books at all, but then, you can't please everyone. They sold over a million copies each, so they had to have something—and I'm not talking about having a sophisticated marketing machine behind them.
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"Plotting Your Next Novel" by Stefan Vucak
Dazzled by the brilliance of your inspiration for a new book, shaking off the urge to start pounding away at that keyboard, you've caught your breath and took stock of what you are really facing. Slowly, a sobering realization breaks through that dazzle: that book idea now needs to be translated into 100,000 words or so.
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When I get into a hole while writing, to clear my head and let things sort themselves out, which they usually do, I download an e-book to review. Saying it like that, the process sounds simple, but selecting a book is fraught with apprehension and hopeful expectation. Bombarded with flashy covers and eye-catching blurbs, sometimes not so, I look for a book that will entertain and transport me into the author's world, but more often than not, I walk away disappointed.
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A Lubbock man accused of indecency with a child by sexual contact took the witness stand Monday, Feb. 17, to deny the accusation.
Teddy Glynn Hickman, 42, is accused of touching a 12-year-old girl inappropriately and grabbing her hand to make her touch his penis. The alleged incident was late Thanksgiving night 2010.
Dressed in a navy blue blazer and white dress shirt, Hickman told a Lubbock County jury of five men and seven women he was asleep the night in question until he felt movement.
"I woke up to feeling a hand in my private area," he said.
Hickman said he felt uncomfortable, but assumed the accuser was half-asleep and her movements unintentional.
"I just thought it was an inadvertent movement of her hand," he said. "I did not think it was a big deal."
He continued that he immediately took her hand away and attempted to create more space between them.
"I grabbed her hand, removed it and said, 'Scoot over,' " he said.
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The accuser, now 16, described anatomical details of his penis. She said the offense felt "gross" and has given her nightmares in the three and a half years since.
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The jury is now midway into its second week in the case.
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Saturday following the Second Sunday after Pentecost
Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
"Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart" (Lk 2:19).[1]
Today is the memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Her pure heart holds the truth of her interior life, highlighting her devout love for God and her total adoration to her son Jesus Christ. In addition, her heart echoes the pains of this world as expressed by the Seven Sorrows; yet reminds us to be confident in her Son's power and in the victory of His name. [2][3]
Also, today's memorial points to the importance of spiritual contemplation. The mystery of Mary ever points to the mystery of Christ and when pondered together new aspects of Christ's nature are revealed. Meditating upon her heart can open our own heart to an overflowing abundance of love for Christ. [4]
"And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being changed into his likeness from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit" (2 Cor 3:18).[5][6]
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[1] Revised Standard Version, s.v., "Luke, The Gospel According to."
[2] Catholicpedia: The Original Catholic Encyclopedia (1917) for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. s.v. "Devotion to the Heart of Mary."
[3] John Paul II, Address of His Holiness John Paul II to the Participants of the Study Week of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, 1986
[4] John Paul II, "Rosarium Virginis Mariae," sec. 9-13.
[5] Ibid.
[6] Revised Standard Version, s.v., "Corinthians, The Second Letter of Paul to the."
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Our Happy Hours correspondent went to Sonrisa to bring back some booze news. Surly Gourmand brought the vitriol to the shitty (read: awesome) Super Buffet while, for Tequila Tuesday, we went looking for fat-free margaritas at Cactus (and here, I always thought ALL margaritas were fat-free...).
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By Enas Hamed
In Egypt, women who have been arrested and human rights organizations are raising their voices about the physical and psychological abuse women are subjected to in prisons, detention centers and police departments.
While the number of women arrested since the June 30 events is unknown, according to the Wiki Thawra website 21,317 people were arrested between June 30 and Dec. 31, 2013. This figure includes women, some of whom reported being subject to abuses during and after their arrest.
Tasneem was one of these detainees. A fourth-year student at the Faculty of Medicine at Al-Azhar University, she was arrested on campus on Dec. 30 during a protest organized by the Al-Azhar student group against police having permission to enter university campuses. She told Al-Monitor that a number of security members chased her and grabbed her by her clothes. Tasneem said although she told the security force members she would surrender without their pushing her, one of them dragged her by the hand to force her into a police car. When she fell to the ground, she said nearly 15 security officers gathered around her, kicking her in the back and abdomen and pulled her to the car, where an officer hit her with a baton on sensitive body parts and slapped her face multiple times.
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Your child isn't anywhere near full term. Why would you want to have a premie baby on purpose? Stick it out. My son actually fractured my rib when I was pregnant with him [it was just healing when I got pregnant from it's second break sooo it's not completly his fault. lol] and my hips didn't widen whatsoever. I was 17 and had REALLY close together hips. But when he came it was totally worth every bit of it! And I went WAY overdue because of some mix ups. My hips started spreading like two weeks before I gave birth and G-d was that hell! It hurt SO bad for them to do all their spreading all at once but whatever! It's all worth it to bring these little ones into the world healthy!
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I am on the plus side, but I have been having very painful ribs on my left side, it hurts to move, to breathe, to do anything really. I called my OB and she said that baby is either a) putting pressure on my ribs or b) I have a rib out of place (she said more likely B) and that I can go to a chiropractor, or take tylenol and alternate between hot and cold to help.
I dont remember my hips widening with my first, and they havent widended with this pregnancy either (that I have noticed since I can still wear my pre-pregnancy jeans...barely...my thighs have gotten fatter )
I think the best thing is to wait it out and deal with the pain, in the end you will either go on your own or your doctor will talk options with you around 40wks.
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I didnt say i wanted to have a preemie baby lol. My dads sister has been working in hospitals for years and said something about inducing at 39 weeks. i was more just looking for ways to deal with the pain. sometimes i cant even stand up straight or at all. but my boyfriend and his sister(thank goodness she comes over) have been helping out alot more with helping me with housework and what not
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Minnesota gets D+ corruptibility grade, says State Integrity Investigation
Minnesota is in the middle of the pack when it comes to the potential for government corruption, according to a new study by the Center for Public Integrity, Public Radio International, and Global Integrity.
The study, called the State Integrity Investigation, gave Minnesota a D+ grade, which ranked 25th out of the 50 states. New Jersey got the best grade, Georgia the worst. To see the full rankings, click here.
Areas of particular concern for Minnesota included a lack of legislative openness, weak campaign finance oversight, underfunded government watchdog organizations, and inadequate consequences for ethics violations in the legislature.
In a detailed summary of the study as it pertains to Minnesota, Ahndi Fridell writes that last summer's government shutdown illustrated how the state's legislative process sometimes lacks transparency. Regarding the budget agreements that ended the shutdown, she writes:
In one news story after the budget deal concluded, Minnesota Public Radio's Madeleine Baran reported, "Advocates for the disabled were surprised to find new policies for group homes included in the state budget bill passed last week -- policies they said were never publicly discussed or debated by lawmakers, state officials, or the governor." Reporters, legislators, advocates and critics point to this end-of-session, closed-door negotiation practice as a major flaw in state government accountability.
Fridell cites the MNGOP's debt boondoggle as an example of how state campaign finance laws lack oversight, and notes that Minnesota received an "F" grade in 2009 from the Center for Public Integrity when it comes to scrutinizing state legislators' financial disclosure statements.
Regarding the state's ethics law, Fridell writes:
While the state has had a fairly strict ethics law regarding gifts since 1994, there is no enforcement agency and no fines for violating the laws. Statute 10A.071, , otherwise known as the "Gift Ban", prohibits state workers, including legislators and judges, from accepting gifts, including food or beverages except in limited circumstances. There are no penalties, however, in the statute for violating this law.
Another concern, Fridell notes, is that the state's election process for judges has become more political and attracted more cash over the last decade, raising the specter of Minnesota judges receiving campaign contributions for their rulings.
But in the end, Minnesota doesn't have a history of big-time scandal, meaning the state's poor grade reflects the potential for corruption more than actual corruption. As Fridell concludes, "the state's citizens will have to decide how willing they are to trust their public officials and institutions to maintain the state's culture of anti-corruption." Are our elected officials trustworthy?
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In spite of an overwhelmingly ineffective tenure in the won-loss column, it could be credibly argued that, in his four years as the University of Washington's starting quarterback, Jake Locker saved Husky football. Simply by stepping onto the field, Locker, an insanely gifted athlete who opted to stay in his home state to play college football despite scores of sexier suitors, gave Husky fans a sense of hope they hadn't felt since the debauched Neuheisel years. Hope's a wonderful promise, but in Locker's case, it's proven to be a hollow one. Only if the Dawgs win out and make it to an F-List bowl game can even a tepid claim to the contrary be made.
But even without getting into the whole leadership/demeanor debate, he's suffered through a truly awful season by any statistical measure. Part of this is no doubt due to the fact that he's played hurt much of the year, and is forced to execute an offensive scheme that doesn't optimize his legs. Yet while numbers don't tell the whole story, they don't typically lie either. And Locker's numbers this year have been lackluster, to put it kindly.
On the ground, he's run for 262 yards and averaged 3.3 yards per carry, a far cry from his freewheeling freshman year, when he rushed for 986 and averaged 5.7 . Granted, that was in a very different scheme under a different coach, but the disparity is nonetheless galling. By air, he has the worst completion percentage and overall rating in the Pac-10, save for UCLA's dreadful tandem.
Speaking of that dreadful tandem, Locker almost out-crapped them in last night's brutally ugly win over Neuheisel's Bruins, virtually assuring that the ESPN crew won't be booking any mid-week flights to Sea-Tac anytime soon. The UCLA quarterbacks combined for 55 yards passing; Locker, in his final home game as a Husky, threw for 68 yards, completed 10 of his 21 passes, and threw a bumbleheaded interception that put his team in a hole it didn't dig out of until the second half. The performance represented Locker at his very worst at a point in his career when he should be a dominant force in every game, even if his teammates can't match his aptitude.
Locker is, by all accounts, a wonderfully well-rounded young man who has delivered some brilliant performances in his Husky career. He's got a lot to be proud of, and should be remembered fondly. He may well go on to have a glorious NFL career, provided his decision-making improves and he's paired with a coach who's committed to properly harnessing his talents. But anyone who holds him in higher esteem than, say, Cody Pickett needs to remove their lips from the bong.


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NATCHEZ — Law enforcement agencies will be visiting schools throughout the Natchez-Adams School District this morning to assess each school's emergency response plans.
NASD safety and security supervisor Ray Brown said the purpose of the visits are to get feedback from officials on how each school would handle an emergency situation.
"We want to make sure our schools are safe for our children, and this is an opportunity for those folks to come in, look at our sites and help us improve," Brown said. "We're trying to be as proactive as possible and see if there's anything we need to improve before any actual emergency situation arises."
Natchez Police Department officers, Adams County Sheriff's Office deputies, Natchez Fire Department firefighters and others will meet at 8 a.m. today at the Robert Lewis Magnet School before dispersing in various teams to each school in the district.
The visits, Brown said, are also an opportunity for the officials to become more acquainted with the schools.
"None of our structures are alike in the district, and each one needs to be approached differently for an emergency situation, so I want them to come out and be familiar with each place," Brown said. "If something happens, all of those agencies will be called upon, so we want them familiar with the schools and our response plans."
Brown said each school has a separate plan for how to respond to certain emergency situations.
Those plans need to be practiced by the students frequently, but should also be shared with the emergency officials who will respond to any situations, Brown said.
"This is all about being proactive, so if something does happen there's not that feeling of, 'What do we do, what do we do?'" Brown said. "With so many things happening across the country, we have to prepare for every situation."
Residents, students and parents, Brown said, should not be alarmed if they see law enforcement personnel today at a school in the district.
"We don't want anyone thinking something is going on — this is just us being proactive," Brown said. "We want the public to know that we're doing everything we can to make the children feel safe at school and for the parents to know that their children are safe at school."


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The 13th Congressional District in Transition: a Preliminary Analysis of Representation
Date: January 1967
Creator: Bryant, Stephen N.
Description: The relationship between the representative and the reapportioned district is the central feature of the present study as it attempts to assess selected facets of the 13th Congressional District in transition.
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Adam Smith Revisited
Date: January 1967
Creator: Roden, Peyton Foster
Description: This study represents an interpretation of Adam Smith's attitude toward a commercial society based upon natural liberty. In developing the thesis that the two works, The Theory of Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations, are logically consistent, it is necessary to establish the reason of reasons why Adam Smith embraced a commercial society based upon the "obvious and simple system of natural liberty." It will be established that he embraced such as system because it allowed the maximum accumulation of capital, which is the manifestation of being truly virtuous as developed in his Moral Sentiments. To go one step further, it will be seen that, so far as Smith is concerned, it is the rising bourgeoisie, the manufacturers and artificers, which is truly virtuous, i.e., accumulates capital.
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Administration of the Atlantic Blockade 1861-1865
Date: January 1967
Creator: Delafield ,Charles Henry
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Ambivalence in the Poetry of Robert Frost
Date: August 1967
Creator: White, Patricia F.
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An Analysis and Production Book for a Staging of Samuel Spewack's Under the Sycamore Tree
Date: August 1967
Creator: Long, Jerry Lyndon
Description: It is the purpose of this study to (1) produce a play in an expressionistic style; (2) submit a thesis of analysis; and (3) present the thesis in such a way as to show that an expressionistic style can be applied to a play written for the professional stage in a creative, artistic manner.
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An Analysis of Interpersonal Group Structures and Personality Profiles of Team Members Representing Two Categories of Junior College Basketball Teams
Date: August 1967
Creator: McLemore, Matthew Hunter, 1933-
Description: The present study was an attempt to provide data which would serve as a basis for distinguishing between group patterns of winning and losing basketball teams, in terms of personality profiles and interpersonal group structures.
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An Analysis of Perceptions of the Tasks of Male Physical Educators in Secondary Schools as Held by Three Groups of Physical Educators
Date: August 1967
Creator: Maroney, Robert Eugene
Description: The purpose of this study was to analyze perceptions of the tasks of male physical educators in the performance of their jobs in secondary schools as held by the following three groups of physical educators: 1. a panel of authorities whose writings and leadership activities help to establish the theoretical bases for this field; 2. the administrative leaders of Texas' college and university programs for the preparation of physical education teachers; and 3. a representative group of physical education teachers in Texas secondary schools, who define the tasks in practical terms.
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An Analysis of the Motivational Content of Current Basal Reader Stories
Date: January 1967
Creator: Myers, Howell Lewis, 1922-
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An Analysis of the Social and Ethnic Attributes of the Characters in Children's Books Which Have Won Awards
Date: August 1967
Creator: Elkins, Hilda Arnold
Description: The problems under study were the following: 1. To determine the distribution of social and ethnic groups among the characters in books that have been awarded the Newbery and Caldecott Medals, and to analyze the treatment of certain groups. 2. To compare the ethnic distribution of characters in fifteen early Newbery Award books with the ethnic distribution of characters in fifteen recent Newbery Award books. 3. To interpret the findings of this study in the light of the objectives of the elementary school library.
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An Analytical Study of the Administration of Athletic Trips for Boys in Selected Texas Public High Schools
Date: June 1967
Creator: Campbell, John Burtran
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Warchild Slams Jager, Preserves Stereotypes at Rock & Roll Hotel
Rory Sheridan is a mild-mannered Silver Spring video editor by day. By night, he's a beer-swilling, alpha-male rock hero, cut from the same cloth as Megadeth's Dave Mustane.
Sheridan fronts the band Warchild, the headliner of tonight's headbanger-fest at Rock & Roll Hotel. Sometimes, Sheridan goes by Scott Rattler—frontman of local metal act Rattler. Yeah, that'd be the band that was banned from Black Cat for being too wild. Where is Scott Rattler gonna be tonight? "Up front... slamming Jager in my face," says Sheridan.
Warchild only has a few songs available via ReverbNation, including the ribald "Every Position," but Sheridan says a debut album is on the docket for later this year, and more Rattler shows are planned for this winter. At tonight's Warchild show, expect to hear originals and one cover, all of it fit for boozing. "The music is fast as shit and people enjoy drinking to it," he says. "Plus four male models are playing it for them, so that helps."
Warchild performs with Sistered and Nunchucks at 8:30 p.m. at The Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St NE. $10.


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Update on JamesJames is a very hardworking man. He practices farming. He grows tree seedlings and rears cows and rabbits.
He has used his previous loans from Faulu Kenya to improve his farming. He used the money to buy animal feed and a cow. He always repays his loan well, and this gives his group members the confidence to guarantee his loan.
He has requested a loan of KES 100,000 to buy more animal feed and open a business for selling charcoal.
Previous Loan DetailsJames is 40 years old and a father of three. To earn a living, he sells seedlings. He has been running the business for four years. Besides, he runs a bakery. Through Faulu Kenya he has managed to buy rabbits which earn him extra income. He dreams of becoming financially stable in the future... More from James's previous loan »
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About Faulu KenyaFaulu Kenya aims to empower Kenyans by providing relevant financial solutions. Faulu is a sustainable and profitable microfinance institution that offers savings and credit services to over 225,000 Kenyans. Faulu recently became the first MFI in Kenya to be licensed as a Deposit-Taking Micro-Finance Company, which will enable Faulu to better serve its clients.
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BENNINGTON A New York man is facing his fifth charge of drunken driving.
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Police said Moores blood-alcohol content was 0.17 percent at a sobriety checkpoint on Hunt Street in Bennington at about 9:15 p.m. Friday. A second test around 11 p.m. recorded 0.147 percent, police said. The legal limit for driving in Vermont is 0.08 percent.
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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Fineman, Howard, Newsweek
Byline: Howard Fineman
The press finally falls out of love with Obama.
Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, was 50 minutes late for his briefing, apparently a record for tardiness, but few reporters in the White House press room bothered to feign outrage; they didn't seem all that eager to ask him questions anyway. When his boss flew to Missouri to give another of his "high octane" (The New York Times), "impassioned" (The Washington Post) health-care speeches, no cable channel covered the event. If you are president, the only thing worse than criticism is not being covered. And the truth is, we in the press are bored with Barack.
The "mainstream media" are losing patience with, and even interest in, their erstwhile hero. President Barack Obama never had a chance with the Ailes-Murdoch crowd, of course, and it didn't take the president long to offend the fierce left wing of the blogosphere. But now, finally, the MSM, which views itself as ideologically neutral, has found ideologically neutral reasons to lose patience with him: that he may be ineffectual; that he doesn't know how to play the game; that he can't get anything done. Exhibit A: the health-care bill. The Times's Frank Rich, the astute dean of the commentariat, wrote recently that Obama has failed to "communicate a compelling narrative" in office and, as a result, "could be toast if he doesn't make good on a year's worth of false starts."
And yet this collective falling out of love is great news for Obama. Calling it quits with the MSM is just what he needs. A breakup might even save his presidency.
For one thing, almost no one likes or trusts the media. The latest Gallup survey of respected institutions puts us down with the worst of the riffraff: banks, labor unions, HMOs, and Congress. If we attack you, it only proves you must have some redeeming qualities. That jujitsu even worked in an odd and unexpected way for Bill Clinton. At the height of the Monica Lewinsky crisis in 1998, polls showed voters were not only appalled by Clinton's behavior, they were appalled by the media's obsession with it.
Obama needs to stop caring what we all write and say, a process he can start by abandoning the comfortable but incapacitating illusion that reporters are his friends. He can't and shouldn't rely on us to translate for him. We'll get it wrong. …