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When the Universe Calls, You’d Better Pick Up the Phone
There are definitely times in a writer’s life when life itself interferes with the writing process. My first novel “Red Wine for Breakfast” was published in 1999, the second “First Class Male” in 2001, (Lighthouse Press) then nothing for the next ten years when I decided to go with Createspace for “Undercover Reunion”. Oh sure, …
If we are all “Slaves of the Internet” – How do we Break Free?
In the October 26, 2013 issue of the New York Times Sunday Review, Tim Kreider wrote a poignant article on the difficulties, if not impossibilities, of making a living as a writer in this highly competitive, zero pay world of on-line publications. Slaves of the Internet is a wake-up call for anyone who believes that having a career …
Author Raven West 
You Are What You Drive – DRIVE Fast and Furious the sales of your book the only way YOU can!
Raven West ♦ January 14, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment
A rather well known author once wrote; “What’s in a name?” If you paid $26,000 for a Chrysler mini-van, would it feel the same as driving a FireBird convertible? And what would have happened if Marion Morrison hadn’t changed his name to John Wayne? For those of you who have been reading my column since …
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