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Popeye Theophilus Barrnumb is an autodidact, writer, author, poet, screenwriter, editor, essayist, bibliophile, logophile, linguaphile, humorist, creative, imagineer, artist and artiste, independent filmmaker, computer programmer, collector of Survivalist Fiction, veg(etari)an, philanthropist, humanitarian, Rights Activist, layphilosopher, recovering InterWebs addict, and all-around nice guy.
He lives in Northern California, USA. PTB is the creative works pseudonym of William H. Donnelly, and is mostly used for fiction writing, screenwriting, and some aspects of indie filmmaking. Other works, like poetry and computer-based creations, are done under his given name. You can call him Popeye or Bill, he answers to both, one with a smile and one with a grin.
Author Website: http://www.iPopeye.net/
A collection of posts on better branding on Facebook (and Twitter). Self-promotion
techniques independently published authors need to know and use.
NOTE: Restored Archive. The author deleted most of his content in 2020.
"Everything you do in public, your behavior, appearance, things you say and even people you associate with, every act is done with self-promotion in mind."
I thought it was a bit of an over exaggeration when I heard it several years ago at a seminar on communication. However, sometimes, and more often at that, I can understand quite clearly what the speaker meant by that somewhat disturbing sentence.
As soon as you get serious about self-publishing or independently publishing a book, you are confronted with the choice of what size your book ought to be. This informative article addresses some of your questions and concerns.