by Merianna Neely Harrelson | May 3, 2013 | Working Hard
Too often, I’ve heard, “I should write about that.” It’s the plague of would-be writers. They know that what they have experienced, what they have learned or what they have seen is worth telling, but they don’t know how to get started....
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | May 3, 2013 | Press, publishing
There are many authors who chose to self-publish for a number of reasons. Perhaps, because they can’t find a match with a publisher. Perhaps, because they have an audience ready and waiting to buy their work. Perhaps, because they don’t want their work to...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | May 2, 2013 | news and events, publishing
We just heard that Accent on Books is selling its store after 75 years in books. It was sad to hear at first, but then we realized that people like the owners of Accent Books have paved the way for publishing and book selling to change. They have established places...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | May 2, 2013 | publishing
I guess it started when I was a child. There was a small bookstore in my hometown that was called Pick-a-Book that has since closed. It was a treat to get to go there because it meant we could actually buy a book rather than just borrowing it from the library. The...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | Nov 30, 0002 | Uncategorized
There’s something magical about opening a new book and reading that first page. It’s a feeling of expectancy I can never get over. If I am honest, I rush to the end of some books in order to start the whole process all over again. I just can’t stop...