Author Archives: The Author Enabler

About The Author Enabler

Sam Barry is the coauthor of Write That Book Already! and the author of How to Play the Harmonica: and Other Life Lessons. Email your questions (along with your name and hometown), find him on Facebook, or visit his website.

How Long Should My Novel Be?

Authors, and especially new authors, often worry about the length of their novel, which is usually gauged one of two ways: by the number of words, or the number of pages. The former is the standard measure for a manuscript, … Continue reading

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Bogus Books

We recently heard a story on the CBC show Day 6 with Brent Bambury that we found quite intriguing, amusing, and a bit disturbing: e-books that are produced with similar titles to bestsellers to lure the unwary into buying them. … Continue reading

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The Shanghai International Literary Festival

Shanghai, 2012:  We, your international literary correspondents, have once again put our lives on the line in defense of literature. This March we traveled to China to participate in the Shanghai International Literary Festival, where we risked life and limb … Continue reading

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Are There Any Original Ideas?

As authors, advice givers, and readers, your Author Enablers give a lot of thought to the idea of originality. When we write our next book, we want it to be a fresh offering for the readers of the world. We … Continue reading

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Should an Author Have One Website, or Many?

A post from the Author Enablers: Your new book is coming out soon, and you are going crazy thinking of ways to promote it. A dedicated website is tempting, as is a Facebook page. Your book is called Moby Dick: … Continue reading

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Four Tips for Promoting Your E-book

A post from the Author Enablers With more than 25 years of experience, Kathi Kamen Goldmark and Sam Barry have the inside scoop on writing and publishing. Together, they are the authors of Write That Book Already!: The Tough Love … Continue reading

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The Rules of Attraction for Authors

A post from the Author Enablers With more than 25 years of experience, Kathi Kamen Goldmark and Sam Barry have the inside scoop on writing and publishing. Together, they are the authors of Write That Book Already!: The Tough Love You … Continue reading

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National Novel Writing Month

A post from the Author Enablers With more than 25 years of experience, Kathi Kamen Goldmark and Sam Barry have the inside scoop on writing and publishing. Together, they are the authors of Write That Book Already!: The Tough Love You … Continue reading

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If Literature is Dead, Why is It Booming?

A post from the Author Enablers With more than 25 years of experience, Kathi Kamen Goldmark and Sam Barry have the inside scoop on writing and publishing. Together, they are the authors of Write That Book Already!: The Tough Love You … Continue reading

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We’re Not Leaving: A New Publishing Model

A post from the Author Enablers With more than 25 years of experience, Kathi Kamen Goldmark and Sam Barry have the inside scoop on writing and publishing. Together, they are the authors of Write That Book Already!: The Tough Love … Continue reading

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The Future of Bookstores

A post from the Author Enablers With more than 25 years of experience, Kathi Kamen Goldmark and Sam Barry have the inside scoop on writing and publishing. Together, they are the authors of Write That Book Already!: The Tough Love … Continue reading

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Why Offer a Book for Free?

A post from the Author Enablers: With more than 25 years of experience, Kathi Kamen Goldmark and Sam Barry have the inside scoop on writing and publishing. Together, they are the authors of Write That Book Already!: The Tough Love … Continue reading

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Support your local bookstore

a post from the Author Enablers With more than 25 years of experience, Kathi Kamen Goldmark and Sam Barry have the inside scoop on writing and publishing. Together, they are the authors of Write That Book Already!: The Tough Love … Continue reading

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Imagining the future of e-books

a post from the Author Enablers With more than 25 years of experience, Kathi Kamen Goldmark and Sam Barry have the inside scoop on writing and publishing. Together, they are the authors of Write That Book Already!: The Tough Love … Continue reading

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The ebook, library controversy

In February HarperCollins announced that its ebooks could only be checked out by library patrons 26 times per title, after which a library would need to re-purchase an ebook in order to continue lending it out. A ruckus ensued: Library … Continue reading

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