Twitter is worth it if you like tweeting. Same is true of Facebook. Or Pinterest. Nothing wrong with having a social presence. M. J. Rose facebookpinterestpresence Change image and share on social
You shouldn't talk about yourself all the time - most of us aren't for sale. Our books are. Talk about them. It's not a question of whether or not you're fascinating on a personal level - it's that your trivia and trials might not have any connection to the tone, tenor and sense of your books. M. J. Rose bookconnectionfascinate share on social
Sometimes what you mustn't do is just as just as important as what you must do. M. J. Rose importantmustn Change image and share on social
With so many millions of titles available, the books that will get talked about are the books that make readers talk about them. M. J. Rose bookmakemillion Change image and share on social
From 1999 on - until 2003 - I covered publishing in a weekly column for Wired.com and wrote for several other publications - altogether writing over 150 articles. M. J. Rose altogetherarticlecolumn Change image and share on social
When I sit down to write, I know everything I need to know... I start writing, and within 30 seconds or 60 seconds, I'm watching a movie. I'm not making this stuff up; the characters are acting it out,and I'm just writing it down. M. J. Rose actcharactermake share on social
'Power Play' is a morality tale for our post-Enron world and - not incidentally - wildly entertaining. Nothing wrong with that. M. J. Rose enronentertainincidentally Change image and share on social
When I do a workshop, there is always at least one author who comes up afterward and asks if I'll take a look at his or her book and consider blurbing it. For some reason, I can turn someone down in e-mail, but when he or she is looking me in the eye, I cave. M. J. Rose afterwardaskauthor share on social
It's been more than a decade since I put that self-published novel, 'Lip Service', up on a website. Since then, many hundreds of authors have gone from self-published to traditionally published. M. J. Rose authordecadehundred Change image and share on social
I might have created the phrase 'memory tools', but people have always found talismans to help them meditate into a state of hypnosis where they can access their past lives. M. J. Rose accesscreatefind Change image and share on social