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You Are What You Eat Bug Man-An Excerpt from Commitment-A Novel

Submitted by jwbennett on March 30, 2012 - 09:42

Let’s help them,” Tucker said, grabbing John’s hand and pulling him toward the commotion in the forest.

     The village surroundings had been busy with the sound of leaves crunching, vines cracking, and rhythmic chants for the past 30 minutes. Tucker led laughing gleefully as they went to investigate. Finally they found twenty men pulling on thick vines as they advanced the progress of a huge sago palm toward the village.

     “It is big, John. It will bring us lots of food. The kind you eat a lot of last time,” said Tucker.

4 Easy Steps to Becoming a Sought After Author

Submitted by jwbennett on March 30, 2012 - 09:39

Recently a friend shared her dream to get into “publishing”. I listened intently as she described her desire to write articles and becoming a published author. I’ve read her work in some of our locally published magazines and have no doubt that she would make a great writer. I also recognized that she was where I found myself a few years back; full of ideas, but nowhere to publish them.

 

No One's in the Office, But Still Selling Books

Submitted by jwbennett on March 30, 2012 - 09:36

While preparing to go on vacation I was concerned about how to handle my publishing and book selling business. Sure, I'm online and so are my book sales, but I will still have to advertise and fulfill sales while gone.

 

I can't afford to hang a sign on my website saying, "Gone fishing, be back in two weeks". I don't think potential customers would understand. I don't think you can afford to do so either. So, what is a niche publisher to do?