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picture me rollin'

By joshuacitrak, on May 9th, 2012 |

is the title of my recently finished first novel, and… it’s done. whew. that was a lot of work. seriously. 75% of the book was written in a flurry since July, which would explain the lack of posts here, the crazed look in my eye and the fact that i no longer have any friends. [...]

how to (not) to snag a literary agent

By joshuacitrak, on January 30th, 2012 |

Thought I’d link to this great post on Awkward. Lots of humor there, but lots of truth as well.

introducing your dream literary agent

By admin, on December 3rd, 2011 |

Do you have absolutely zero ideas for a book?

Or perhaps you just want to know how to properly use the little known literary trick, “ellipse-semi-colon style” (…;) properly in a sentence?

Then, here’s your man. But, fair warning: you probably don’t have the chops to get this dude to rep you.

Awkward Press #2 out in stores now

By joshuacitrak, on September 15th, 2010 |

This is brought to you by the same fellas who ran Contemporary Press of the famed “Danger City” series and “How to Blow Everything to Pieces.”

Awkward is their new venture, a mass market paperback thematic anthology; #2′s theme is brevity.

There’s a lot to like in this installment, besides my own piece, of course. I [...]

instant city #7 bad behavoir

By joshuacitrak, on May 10th, 2010 |

I’ve got a new piece I’m really proud of in the latest issue of Instant City. The issue comes out May 17th, and there’s a release party and reading happening that day. While I won’t be reading, Charles Gatewood, Amanda Davidson, Andrew Dugas, and Sherilyn Connelly [...]

May 10th, 2010 | reply to: @joshuacitrak | Tags: code of the streets, hardcore, instant city, publishing, san francisco | Category: uncategorized | one comment - (comments suck. hit me up on twitter)

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Self-Published Titles Skyrocket

By joshuacitrak, on April 14th, 2010 |

according to PW Daily.

Not sure if this is a good thing or what. While i certainly don’t side with the traditional Publisher-Author model, my reasons for it are mostly financial. The authors simply don’t get a big enough cut for their work. [...]

April 14th, 2010 | reply to: @joshuacitrak | Tags: bad english, ebooks, media giants, publishing, writing | Category: uncategorized | one comment - (comments suck. hit me up on twitter)

PW Daily. Not sure if this is a good thing or what. While i certainly don't side with the traditional Publisher-Author model, my reasons for it are mostly financial. The authors simply don't get a big enough cut for their work. " title="Digg">
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change pdf's to ePub format

By joshuacitrak, on April 5th, 2010 |

If you’re not an avid LH reader, then you need to question your [...]

new Air in the Paragraph Line out today

By joshuacitrak, on February 26th, 2010 |

You’ve been waiting like what, two freaking years for this? Well, AITPL #13 is out [...]

pirate cat podcast now up

By joshuacitrak, on January 30th, 2010 |

t was my first live interview and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Teresa wasn’t feeling well, so if it sounds like I’m dominating the conversation, it’s because every time a question went out, she’d give me a look like, “please answer that while I cough.” [...]

convert Kindle eBooks into cross platform readable files (.epub, .pdf)

By joshuacitrak, on November 9th, 2009 |

found this little tid-bit on Keith Peters blog. basically it breaks down how to convert your Kindle purchased ebooks to other open source file extensions which would allow your book to be viewed on non-Kindle readers, such as the iPhone or your [...]

November 9th, 2009 | reply to: @joshuacitrak | Tags: ebooks, media giants, publishing | Category: uncategorized | one comment

little tid-bit on Keith Peters blog. basically it breaks down how to convert your Kindle purchased ebooks to other open source file extensions which would allow your book to be viewed on non-Kindle readers, such as the iPhone or your laptop." title="Digg">
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little tid-bit on Keith Peters blog. basically it breaks down how to convert your Kindle purchased ebooks to other open source file extensions which would allow your book to be viewed on non-Kindle readers, such as the iPhone or your laptop." title="Google Bookmarks">
little tid-bit on Keith Peters blog. basically it breaks down how to convert your Kindle purchased ebooks to other open source file extensions which would allow your book to be viewed on non-Kindle readers, such as the iPhone or your laptop.&submitCategory=science&submitAssetType=text" title="Yahoo! Buzz">

picture me rollin'

how to (not) to snag a literary agent

introducing your dream literary agent

Awkward Press #2 out in stores now

instant city #7 bad behavoir

Self-Published Titles Skyrocket

change pdf's to ePub format

new Air in the Paragraph Line out today

pirate cat podcast now up

convert Kindle eBooks into cross platform readable files (.epub, .pdf)

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