Tag: writing

• Poet Alix Klingenberg Interview

  Alix Klingenberg, the author of two books of poetry, draws on the natural world, cycles, and seasons to express the light and dark within each of us. Alix and I chatted about her second book of poetry, Bread Sex Trees, and her writing process on Palette, the Follow Your Art blog, and Dead Darlings.

  A. E. Macdonald

  April 12, 2024

  Interviews

  author interview, publishing, writing, writing life

• An unexpected discovery

  On a day trip to Santa Fe, we discovered a Manhattan Project site.

  A. E. Macdonald

  March 19, 2019

  Manhattan Project, travel, writing

  109 East Palace, Albuquerque, atomic bomb, book, Knoxville, Los Alamos, Manhattan Project, New Mexico, New Mexico History Museum, Oak Ridge, Santa Fe, travel, writing

• Anatomical Gift?

  I was a little surprised, a little queasy and a lot impressed when my uncle donated his body to science. I had never known anyone to donate their body to science before and I wasn’t sure what donating your body to science means. Is there a funeral? What happens to the remains once they have…

  A. E. Macdonald

  June 23, 2014

  everday life

  anatomical gifts, donating body to science, writing

• Writing Life: Progress on my 2nd novel

  Now that my first novel, Deadlines Are Murder, has been out on amazon.com and smashwords.com for a year and has sold about 650 copies, it’s time to get cranking on my second novel, Weddings Are Murder.  While my intentions have been good, my progress has been slow. I can attribute some of this slowness to…

  A. E. Macdonald

  February 14, 2013

  writing

  books, e-publishing, murder mystery, nanowrimo, weddings are murder, work in progress, writing, writing life

• The Next Big Thing – Blog Hopping

  Ready to be introduced to some new authors through a Blog Hop? Never heard of a Blog Hop? It’s new to me too. I’m going to answer ten questions and at the bottom are links to blogs for several other authors I’d like you to meet. They’ll be guest-blogging next Wednesday, so please check back…

  A. E. Macdonald

  November 28, 2012

  writing

  amateur sleuth, authors, blog, Blog Hop, book, books, Boston, mysteries, Next Big Thing, novel, vermont, weddings, writing

• Marketing Deadlines Are Murder, part 2

  I self-published Deadlines Are Murder on December 15, 2011, and so far I have sold 325 copies. My main sales venues are Kindle, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Kobo and Nook.  The most popular sales venue and the one that I have spent the most attention on is Kindle. the fact that I’ve sold more than…

  A. E. Macdonald

  August 23, 2012

  writing

  books, epublishing, facebook author page, Kindle, mysteries, Smashwords, writing

• On Self Publishing

  Check out my interview on Sisters In Crime New England blog Pen, Ink and Crimes titled On Self Publishing at http://sincne.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/on-self-publishing/

  A. E. Macdonald

  May 30, 2012

  writing

  book, interview, murder mystery, mystery, publishing, self-publishing, Sisters in Crime, writing

• How I self-published my novel

  My intention to write about how I approached e-publishing process got lost in the actual process of publishing my novel. It’s funny how that happens. My intentions were good but, as they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. I started to look for a literary agent in earnest in January 2011…

  A. E. Macdonald

  February 28, 2012

  writing

  book, book cover, CreateSpace, e-publishing, Kindle, literary agent, literary agents, murder mystery, mystery, new author, publishing, road to hell, self-publishing, Smashwords, writing, writing life

• my book cover

  So, my plans to write about my e-publishing process have been thrown to the winds by a new job. In August I was offered a promotion in my day job and I took it. Life has been very hectic now and I need to refigure how I’m going to get time for my writing. Well,…

  A. E. Macdonald

  November 8, 2011

  writing

  book, book cover, e-publishing, murder mystery, my writing, mystery, publishing, work in progress, writing

• Next steps for DEADLINES ARE MURDER

  So, I’ve decided to self-publish my first novel, DEADLINES ARE MURDER: A Sam Monroe Mystery. After querying and reading about small presses, reading up on the state of agents and the publishing industry today it seems to me that publishing industry is changing and has materially changed in the past two or more years. So,…

  A. E. Macdonald

  September 21, 2011

  writing

  e-publishing, ideas, murder mystery, new author, novel, publishing, work in progress, writing, writing life