by Gina Ardito | Feb 20, 2013 | Fans, Howard Stern, Mid-Week Rude Awakening
Got a ready answer for that question? Guess what? It should be YOU! If you don’t love your work, really think your story is the greatest tale ever told, you’re doing yourself and your readers a disservice. You have to believe in yourself.Consider Howard...
by Gina Ardito | Jun 20, 2012 | Mid-Week Rude Awakening, Promo
Let’s face it: all authors need to find unique ways to promote their work. At the same time, we don’t want to become so much of a nuisance to our friends that we annoy them. Take this guy who actually shot himself in a bid for promotion for his book. Read...
by Gina Ardito | May 16, 2012 | Advice Whether You Want it or Not, Blogs, Contract, Harlequin, Mid-Week Rude Awakening, Professionals Acting Like Asshats, publishing secrets, Writing and authors
If the news around the interwebs teaches us nothing else, it’s that, as my husband always reminds me: (a) People suck, (b) You can’t trust anyone but yourself to have your best interests in mind.After last week’s post by Ann Voss Peterson on JA...
by Gina Ardito | May 9, 2012 | Mid-Week Rude Awakening, money, publishing secrets, Writing and authors
Yesterday, another author wrote a blog post about the lack of money paid to her by a major publisher. This time, it’s Harlequin. You can read her details here.Ann isn’t the first writer to discuss the lack of true monetary reward in publishing. Last year,...
by Gina Ardito | Apr 18, 2012 | Mid-Week Rude Awakening, Writing and authors
I’m an oxymoron. In my personal life, I’m a control freak who doesn’t sweat the small stuff. But in my writing world, I’m a pantser who’s rigid about perfecting my chapters as I go along. I don’t do “stream of...
by Gina Ardito | Feb 29, 2012 | Jealousy, Mid-Week Rude Awakening, Professionals Acting Like Asshats
Spend any amount of time in this business, and you’ll encounter professional jealousy. Sometimes, you’re the target. Other times, you’re the sniper. As a parent, I’ve always told my children that envy is a wasted emotion–unless it spurs...
