I don’t know this for a fact but it seems to me that most people successful in the arts usually get there from sheer staying power. It’s nearly impossible to sprint to recognition and success. It’s always a marathon so it would be wise to pace yourself. All the emerging writers I come across, the…

The first few reviews have come in for Blankety Blank. I was starting to worry since we sent out a lot of copies but hadn’t seen any reviews yet. Ideally it’s best to have a semi-steady stream of reviews starting a month or two before the book comes out until at least several months after…

John and I will be at the Hard Bean Coffee and Booksellers this Sunday from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. with Ronald Damien Malfi signing books and causing mayhem. According to brotherrabbit “Hard Bean is that cozy independent bookstore right in Historic Annapolis, down by Ego Alley. For more information, they can be contacted at 410-263-8770,…

I can’t remember where John came across this but he read a promotions strategy once that said to do 5 things every day to promote your book. Well, I’ve never really tried it and I’m not sure he has for an extended period of time either. That’s one of the bad things about releasing books…

The Brooklyn Rail has a review of Blankety Blank in their November issue. I like getting reviews in there because they do print and online versions. Here’s a quote: “This comic, if macabre romp goes against whatever shreds of belief may remain about the myth of garden city suburbs, filled with breadwinners like 1950 TV’s…