It’s Almost Here: The Bullybuster
It’s Almost Here: The Bullybuster
By: claycormany in Writing
In a few days, perhaps before the end of 2018, my second YA novel will be released to the reading public. The Bullybuster will be put on the market by Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), the self-publishing arm of Amazon. It had been my hope that Astraea Press, the publisher of Fast-Pitch Love, would also publish The […]
Killing My Characters
By: claycormany in Writing
On July 1, I e-mailed the completed manuscript for my second YA novel, The Bullybuster, to Astraea Press (now DBA Clean Reads). I was cautiously optimistic that they would agree to publish it. After all, they published my first novel after requesting that I make only a few minor changes. But the response I received […]
CreateSpace: A Good Venue for Self-Publishing
By: claycormany in Writing
Although I know some people who have done it successfully, I am not a big fan of self-publishing. The problem is just about anyone can self-publish their work if they are willing to invest a few (or more) dollars. Too many self-published books are poorly written and/or poorly edited.* For that reason, libraries, book stores, […]
Beware of Absolute Words
By: claycormany in Writing
Everybody loves that movie. He will never finish the race. They always make that mistake. It’s impossible for anyone to understand this book. We hear statements like these nearly every day; we may even make them ourselves. Usually no harm results because we know the speaker is deliberately exaggerating to drive home a point. But when […]
My Literary Month in Review
By: claycormany in Writing
Sometimes there’s a theme that can be attached to a given month in my life. I’ve had sports months, travel months, wedding months, and kid months. A literary month best describes the last 29 days. This literary adventure began on April 8 with the Ohioana Book Festival at the Sheraton Hotel on Capitol Square. I […]
GEM-C Writers of Columbus State Carry on a Legacy
By: claycormany in Writing
In my 16 years of service as a tutor and instructor at Columbus State Community College, I have had the honor of working with many outstanding individuals. The late Karen D’Arbanville was one such individual. Karen was one of the most innovative people I have ever met. She was the driving force behind Columbus State’s […]
Some Thoughts on Paris Runaway and Editing
By: claycormany in Books
This past Thursday, June 30, I attended Paulita Kincer’s book launch party at the Grandview Grind. I had a good time, munching snacks and meeting members of Paulita’s family who I had previously known only through Facebook postings. I also bumped into some Columbus State colleagues I hadn’t seen in quite awhile. The book being […]
Teen Book Festival Follow-Up
By: claycormany in Writing
In some ways, my presentation at the Lennox Center Barnes & Noble Teen Book Festival was a disappointment. Only five people attended and two of those – Rita Bova and Nora Holt – were friends. who came to support me. Moreover, as far as I can tell, no sales resulted from what I had to […]
Barnes and Noble Teen Book Festival
By: claycormany in Books
Next weekend (June 10-12), Barnes and Noble bookstores across the nation will be holding a teen book festival. The event will involve a few hundred YA authors taking part in workshops, readings, giveaways, and games. One of those authors will be me. I learned about the book festival when my publisher asked me to find […]
Thoughts on English 1160: Writing Across the Genres
By: claycormany in Writing
My creative writing course at Otterbein came to an end a few weeks ago. Although my Wednesday evenings are free once again, I find myself missing the discussions and discovery that occurred in nearly every class. When my wife signed me up for this course as a Christmas gift, she worried that I would take […]
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