by toby | Feb 19, 2013 | The Writing Life
Getting to know readers: the new accessibility. Getting to know readers is one of the joys of being an author. The Lei Crime Series seems to strike a chord in people, and they respond to it—they find me on Facebook, they wait for me to appear at the gym after spotting...
by toby | Feb 1, 2013 | The Writing Life
Broken Ferns, latest in the Lei Crime Series, is here and live on Amazon. The print book will be available in a month or so. Ah, the launch of a new book. Nothing quite beats that brand of butterflies. Creating four books in a little over a year have forged my book...
by toby | Jan 24, 2013 | The Writing Life
Aloha Writer’s Conference Lessons I had the privilege (and I do mean that, in every sense) of attending the recent Aloha Writer’s Conference on my home island of Maui. Lessons from a top notch writing conference are best digested in small bites, but the experience...
by toby | Jan 14, 2013 | The Writing Life
Broken Ferns by Toby Neal cover reveal! Two of the things I love most about being an “indie” author is 1) the speed of being able to produce my books as fast as me and my team can develop them and 2) artistic control over the covers. After the recent blog...
by toby | Dec 31, 2012 | The Writing Life
Seven Publishing Predictions and Plans to Deal with Them I follow a number of industry blogs/websites including The Shatzkin Files, GalleyCat, Seth Godin’s Blog, Publishers Weekly and others, just trying to keep marginally abreast of what’s happening in the publishing...
by toby | Dec 26, 2012 | The Writing Life
Stephen King is my writing coach—even though I’ve never seen or met him, or even read more than a couple of his books. Here’s why: it’s Christmas day, and I’m writing—both on my novel and this blog post—and I love King because he gives me permission for this...