Stephen A. Roddewig
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Author of A Bloody Business and the Dick Winchester series. Proud member of the Horror Writers Association 🐦⬛
Also a reprint mercenary. And humorist. And road warrior. And Felix Salten devotee.
And a narcissist:
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My Publishing Strategy
TLDR: Since publishing my first book 5 months ago, I’ve tried some promotions. Some worked, some didn’t. I’ve codified the best bits of strategy and advice below. But wrap it all in one giant “in my opinion/in my experience” asterisk.
By Stephen A. Roddewig2 years ago in Writers
The Best Review I Have Received (so far)
Background Reviews are critical for small-time authors, since, without the name-brand recognition that a larger author can fall back on (e.g. “X has sold thousands upon thousands of books, so if they were complete dumpster fires we’d know by now”) we need to bring every persuasive weapon we've got to bear.
By Stephen A. Roddewig2 years ago in Writers
Calls Long Forgotten
This story is a continuation of the Tales of Ezok that began in "The Precipice." And unlike previously, we have reached a point in the narrative where I strongly encourage you to read the previous parts before reading this story. They are arranged here in order:
By Stephen A. Roddewig2 years ago in Chapters
The Accidental Poet by Paul Stewart: An Unintentional Review
The Inadvertent Background I have now read 3/4 Vocal books I picked out. I define “Vocal books” as their contents either came off this site and/or their author is currently on Vocal. Today, we get to see both as I talk a bit about Paul Stewart and his poetry collection The Accidental Poet.
By Stephen A. Roddewig2 years ago in BookClub
Fangs of Light. Top Story - May 2024.
This story is a continuation of the Tales of Ezok that began in "The Precipice." Reading this story and its companion "Whispers and Whisps" is not required to enjoy this story, but they will each add layers to the character we see here and I would be remiss to not mention them at the very least.
By Stephen A. Roddewig2 years ago in Fiction
Glass Dolls by L.C. Schäfer: A Review
A Little Background Recently, I came across another Vocal author’s book in the wild, and one agreement to book swap followed by review maxxing later, I found myself curious what other books might exist whose origins were firmly rooted in this site. How were us Vocal authors conducting ourselves off platform?
By Stephen A. Roddewig2 years ago in BookClub
