Paper: Doing What Digital Can’t

It’s a fact that eBooks have arrived and are here to stay. They’re currently outselling paper books (including hardcovers) and will probably continue to do so. Some people, like me, love them. Others hate eBooks — even going as far as to say they will be the downfall of books all together. I disagree with [...]

Poetry Ebook Giveaway

Good news, everyone! I’m having a giveaway for my new poetry ebook titled The Poets Are Dead? Here is how you can enter: 1) Go to my online club at http://www.ajhayes.com/apps/members/ 2) Join the club. (If you are a Facebook user you can use your Facebook credentials to join.) 3) You will receive a welcome [...]

Short Story in Hogglepot Journal!

My short story “Two Souls: A Love Story” appears in Hogglepot journal. You can read it at: http://hogglepot.com/index.php The short story is part fantasy, part romance, and part ghost story. Check it out and be sure to pass it along. Thanks!

Traditional Publishing vs. Self-Publishing (Round 2)

I saw a link to another article comparing traditional publishing vs. self-publishing. This one written by Roxane Gay for HTMLGiant.com. Here it is: http://htmlgiant.com/craft-notes/taking-no-for-an-answer-some-new-thoughts-on-self-publishing/ I found this post very interesting and thought provoking. It also prompted the following Twitter rant (with edits): One argument against self-publishing (poorly written books) implies that there aren’t any poorly [...]

Author Turns Down Half A Million to Self-Publish: My Thoughts

I saw this post mentioned on Twitter and decided to check it out. It’s a discussion between bestselling thriller novelist Barry Eisler and Joe Konrath. The beginning came about from Eisler’s rejection of a half a million dollar book deal in order to self-publish. It’s rather lengthy, but you can read it here: http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/03/ebooks-and-self-publishing-dialog.html Here [...]