During the past couple of weeks, I’ve been checking out various outlets for my works. Some of you already know about my woes with hubpages. While that post says “finale”, I’m still sparring with at least one member of the hp “team”. At this point it’s just the principle of the thing. They keep wanting…
Category: Writing
Hubpages Finale
So at least I can say the “Hub Pages Team” responded in a timely manner. Good on them. Here is what they had to say… Hello, While we do not allow for self-promotion, you can add a link to your personal blog in your bio which readers can then click on. You can find…
Hubpages Woes
Don’t ask what I really wanted to title this post. And yes I am steaming. After posting my sixth exclusive article on hubpages I get this email: A link to your Hub: What I Learned Selling Final Expense Insurance Dear AndrewHavens, We wanted to let you know that What I Learned Selling Final Expense…
WOW! I Thought I Posted This…
This may be a big yawn to you but I’m happy. I just checked on goodreads and found I had another four-star rating. This makes 2/2 and they are both FOUR stars! That is four out of five. To me, this is far better than a 5/5 rating. Why? Because it tells me whoever posted…
Now in Paperback!
So yesterday I bit the bullet and wrote a fresh description for the back cover of “Dirty Little Secrets” for Consumers. That was all I needed to complete the process for the paperback POD (print on demand) version of the book. I felt the rewrite was necessary because the original was simply too long for…
My Print Version Description
Call it procrastinating if you will, but I am just now getting around to writing a description for the print version of “Dirty Little Secrets” for Consumers. In my own defense, this is the first day of my release from my wife’s business. Yes, I volunteered and yes, I have had days off previously but…
Down to the Wire…
Thursday. The book launches Thursday. If you’ve been patiently screaming for me to shut up about it, I hear ya. Maybe that was me screaming. I just want it to launch at this point. Again, the point of a pre-order is to give the publisher, in this case, me, time to market the book –…
Where Am I Now? An Update
So… in case I forgot to remind you my first book “Life Insurance “Dirty Little Secrets” for Consumers Revealed!” will be released in just ten days – that’s April 14th for those who abhor math and calendars. The giveaway is well over 200 entrants. Not bad for a book on life insurance. I’m not writing…
“Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?” The extended version.
The above question was posted on my goodreads author’s dashboard. Yes! I have my own “author’s dashboard”! Whoo Hoo! As usual I first came up with a simple answer, then I promptly worked it into something a lot more involved. Well shoot, life is complicated. Life insurance can be very complicated, but it doesn’t have…
Good reads first blog post
Introduction Consider this the beginning and such it is – the beginning of my Goodreads experience as an author. To be blunt (as you’ll soon find I often am) it also includes my experience as a reader. As I posted on my personal bio, I love to read, I love to write but I don’t…