by Merianna Neely Harrelson | Jul 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
Getting lost in a book or bookstore is one of my favorite activities, so when I get a book recommendation based on other books I’ve read, I’m excited. Reading Ann Patchett’s State of Wonder, transported me back to the world of Barbara...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | Jul 25, 2013 | content creation, publishing
In transferring from being an agent to being a publisher, the hardest question for me to answer is always, “How do I decide what to accept and what to reject?” Because I know what it involves to create a submission. It takes courage and hard...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | Jul 20, 2013 | news and events
The week that we released the Denise’s Self Defense book, this report was also released. It’s incredible to think that the same time that Denise shared the story of too many of her friends, this was also brought to light for the global community. It...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | Jul 11, 2013 | publishing
Apple is pushing Amazon’s dominance of e-books: Apple was accused of conspiring to undercut Amazon.com Inc’s e-book dominance, causing some e-book prices to rise to $12.99 or $14.99 from the $9.99 that the online retailer charged. Amazon once had a...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | Jun 24, 2013 | content creation, publishing
From Curation Nation: “Bob Garfield explained the change this way: ‘The world has changed, in that customers are no longer passive victims of the corporate agenda.'” You can’t afford, as a creator, not to listen to your audience. Don’t...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | Jun 18, 2013 | content creation
“Maybe stories are just data with a soul.”
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | Jun 18, 2013 | publishing
Not bad stats if you are considering the self-publishing route: Rachel Schurig has sold 100,000 e-books and made six figures last year. She is the story of self-publishing. Rick Gualtieri cleared over $25,000 in 2012 from his writing. He says...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | Jun 17, 2013 | publishing, writing process
As I have worked with clients, I am continually recommending that they consider self-publishing. I almost always get the response, “But isn’t that looked down upon?” I can honestly answer, no. Self-publishing and the tools that allow you to...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | Jun 13, 2013 | Working Hard
A good piece if you are in charge of hiring or just getting started: Nice people care if you like them; good people care about you. Nice people stretch the truth; good people don’t. If you tell a nice person to do something evil, they might do it because they...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | Jun 6, 2013 | call for submissions
Dear Teachers, Our mission at Harrelson Press is to to tell the stories of unheard voices and share them with the world. We strongly believe teachers have been talked to and talked about, but have not been invited to share the reality of their jobs and their experi-...
