Marketing Monsters: Greg Dorchak on Promoting Your Book

July 21, 2010 - Written by Greg Dorchak
 

Talk about perfect timing. I was going to ask Greg to share his experience with the marketing and distribution aspect of his children’s book “Where Monsters Go When You Grow Up” when lo and behold, what should appear …

Structuring a Genre Novel

June 16, 2010 - Written by Guest Writer
 

I never used to believe in story structure. I would simply write and write with no clear destination in mind. I suppose after years of writing on creative writing forums where there is no end to a story, thinking about how a story ends just never enters into the equation.

Well, …

Another Addiction or Groundbreaking Idea?

April 14, 2010 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

Many of you know by now that my guilty pleasures are certain reality shows. This weekend I added one more to the list. How does it happen? Well, channel surfing has a lot to do with it. That …

Hyper for Hyperlinks

February 10, 2010 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

This week’s guest post comes from Davina of Shades of Crimson. Like me, Davina is an old school paste-up artist. She’s put her time in the trenches with cutting articles by hand before we had the joys of Quark or InDesign. I didn’t think there were any of us …

How to Spot a Cockroach Disguised as a Web Designer

February 3, 2010 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

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Today’s guest post comes from Jamie Simmerman of Blue Duck Copy. All too often in our business we see a lot of folks taken advantage …

Why Great Graphics Aren’t Always Enough

January 20, 2010 - Written by Guest Writer
 

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Did this article’s title make you pause? How could Sirius Graphix possibly denounce the importance of graphix–I mean, graphics?

Relax. Read it again. We still salute to the graphics flag, but even the …

Wax On, Wax Off: Podcasting The Miyagi Way

January 13, 2010 - Written by Guest Writer
 

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This week’s Special Edition Wednesday guest writer was a friend of the Sirius crew since before we even were a crew.  With podcasts of his own on the market and years of experience in the podcasting …

Staying Alive in a Dog-Eat-Dog World

January 6, 2010 - Written by Guest Writer
 

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So you’ve started a business. You’ve got your pretty logo, new business cards, and your eager new employees, maybe t-shirts and personalized email accounts to seem even more legit.

“I’m a writer,” you say, …

Are Pouncing Puppies Pooping on Your Audience?

December 30, 2009 - Written by Guest Writer
 

This week’s Special Edition Wednesday brings us Karen Swim of Words for Hire. Karen is a skilled marketer and her positive attitude is positively contagious. We can’t think of a better way to start the day than …

Writing For The Screen

December 23, 2009 - Written by Greg Dorchak
 

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Welcome to Special Edition Wednesday! Today’s post is written by a man with a name you’re already familiar with, but don’t worry; there’s no big revelations today. Greg is a Dorchak by blood, and living …