Tag Archives: self-publishing

How to Succeed As a Self-Published Author

Posted on February 9, 2012 11:40 pm UTC by bidinotto

  I’ve been getting a lot of email from writers who want to know “how I did it.” By “it” they mean: How did I manage to write and publish a debut novel that, without backing by a traditional publisher … Continue reading →

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HUNTER and I are featured in the Annapolis newspaper

Posted on January 22, 2012 4:03 am UTC by bidinotto

  Theresa Winslow, a staff writer for the Annapolis Capital newspaper, just published a feature profile of me in the paper’s Sunday “Lifestyle” section for January 22, 2012. The article chronicles my background and the sudden success of HUNTER. Ms. … Continue reading →

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Coming soon: interviews with indies

Posted on November 8, 2011 3:05 pm UTC by bidinotto

I’m about to launch a series of interviews with self-publishing fiction writers on The Vigilante Author in coming days. These are authors whose good novels and short stories deserve wider attention. I’ll also intersperse the interviews with reviews of their … Continue reading →

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Nurturing the Vigilante-Author Attitude

Posted on September 11, 2011 1:37 am UTC by bidinotto

One of the most important things you’ll ever do in life is to develop the right attitude. There’s an old saying that “Your attitude determines your altitude.” And it’s true. Nobody flies higher in life than their attitude — at … Continue reading →

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John Locke: Model Vigilante Author

Posted on August 25, 2011 3:21 am UTC by bidinotto

For months, I’ve enjoyed following the astonishing success story of self-publishing thriller author John Locke. Locke is author of a series of action novels featuring a former CIA operative known as Donovan Creed. Through clever marketing — mostly through social … Continue reading →

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The Vigilante Spirit

Posted on August 22, 2011 7:26 am UTC by bidinotto

Some blogging authors and self-publishers spend a lot of time waging war on traditional publishers, booksellers, and agents. It’s understandable—and sorely tempting, too, because many denizens of the old order aren’t handling this disruptive, transitional period in their industry with … Continue reading →

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