Talk to me: Using dictation software to write
How often do you talk to your computer? Last month I discussed the growing sophistication of programs that read your writing aloud from...
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John Bond
- May 18
- 2 min
Is distraction free writing possible in the digital age?
I was intrigued years ago, when I first saw the cell phone feature that replied to a text that I was driving. I wondered where my life...
John Bond
- Apr 21
- 3 min
Amazon: friend or foe?
When I ask writers, authors, or publishers about Amazon, I get a variety of responses: I love Amazon. I just ordered laundry detergent...
John Bond
- Mar 16
- 2 min
3 Ways publishers evaluate book proposals and query letters
Coming to want to author a book is a slow process. There is likely ruminating, rethinking, internal debating, conflicting feelings,...
John Bond
- Feb 23
- 2 min
How do Publishers Find New Books or Authors?
Book proposals and query letters are the primary vehicle to ask publishers if they are interested in a project. But is that the only way...
John Bond
- Jan 20
- 3 min
How to sabotage your writing and publishing efforts
By John Bond It is a new year and I hope 2022 will be a healthy, contented, and successful one for you. The successful part requires hard...
John Bond
- Dec 17, 2021
- 3 min
Is there a market for your book?
Writing a book takes hours; perhaps a thousand or more including the research and editing. Needless to say it is a major commitment that...
John Bond
- Nov 12, 2021
- 2 min
Where will publishing be in 2032?
What will 2032 be like? Does thinking about this cause you anxiety regarding climate change, politics, or social media? Well, set that...
John Bond
- Oct 15, 2021
- 2 min
Finding your sweet spot
Where is the best place to write? In some people's mind, they will find an idyllic location. Quiet. All your resources and materials at...
John Bond
- Sep 10, 2021
- 3 min
Your Work and International Markets
“My work will have broad appeal in Europe.” “China is a growing market and I think they’d love my book.” “I’d like to see a...
John Bond
- Aug 9, 2021
- 1 min
Small Changes, Then Big Ones
I am reminded that many times we can't gauge change. It happens slowly. Almost imperceptible on a day-by-day basis. Sometimes we make...
John Bond
- Jul 20, 2021
- 2 min
Your Inner Expert
I have the good fortune to work with many highly educated, highly qualified, experts in a diverse range of fields. Masters-prepared....
John Bond
- Apr 7, 2021
- 1 min
Here Comes the Sun (or Not)
I have noticed a wide variety of assessments as too where we are (as April 7, 2021) as a nation or planet with the pandemic. I hear sighs...
John Bond
- Feb 11, 2021
- 2 min
To Series or Not to Series
It has been an axiom of publishing as long as I can remember that when creating a book, consider it being part of a series. If a reader...
John Bond
- Jan 14, 2021
- 2 min
Life on Pause?
With the state of the pandemic and the world, has life seemed on pause to you? No conferences to attend, nor vacations. Zoom calls...
John Bond
- Sep 10, 2020
- 1 min
Saint Francis and COVID-19
I am sure six plus months into the COVID-19 pandemic, you are feeling: -Burnt out, -Worried, -Overworked, -Frustrated, -Under...
John Bond
- Mar 12, 2020
- 2 min
“Permanent Whitewater”
I was listening to a podcast by the National Association of Independent Schools called the Trustee Table. A guest on one episode used...
John Bond
- Dec 9, 2019
- 1 min
2020s: What is on your mind?
I have created a yearly video for my video channel, Publishing Defined, about topics that will predominate in the upcoming year. I have...
John Bond
- Oct 10, 2019
- 2 min
Awards and Publishing
Two Nobel Prizes in Literature were awarded today due to last year's controversies. Are awards, big or small, worth the money and effort...
John Bond
- Sep 16, 2019
- 1 min
All Things Change
I love to collect quotes. I have probably amassed about 1,500 from years of reading and web browsing. One of the quotes I love is, “All...