by Jule Kucera | Oct 2, 2022 | Blog
A few weeks ago, I was in a webinar with Jane Friedman and Dan Blank related to book marketing. Blank said that when someone asks you what your book is about, don’t launch into a description of the plot or characters. Instead, talk about what it’s About. When we...
by Jule Kucera | Sep 25, 2022 | Blog
Some parts of a journey are downhill, with a light breeze at our backs. Some are uphill, over a rocky path and with the sun beating down on our sweltering heads, the empty rattle of the canteen reminding us that we should have packed more water. I’m being overly...
by Jule Kucera | Sep 18, 2022 | Blog
As you know, Prince Tarkten has been in China, getting printed. It was to arrive via boat and then truck in mid- to late-September. The nine Prince Tarkten boxes were delivered just before I left on vacation. But. But I haven’t told you about it because there is a...
by Jule Kucera | Sep 11, 2022 | Blog
The cabin is an airbnb in West Saugerties, New York. It is made from an 8’ x 40’ corrugated metal shipping container, perforated with oversized windows. I stayed there for two nights because I wanted to find out if a shipping container cabin would be right for me on...
by Jule Kucera | Sep 4, 2022 | Blog
There is too much undone stuff, not just the big stuff, like figuring out how to manage the physical distribution of Price Tarkten or recording the audio version of Sweet Baby Lover. There is too much stuff in the bottom drawer of the dresser by the front door. It...
by Jule Kucera | Aug 28, 2022 | Blog
We are in this place again, the place where a theme has wrapped up—in this case, GOADS—and I don’t know what to write about next. Here’s what I know: you will be patient with me because you have been patient with me before. Every time I’ve asked what you’d like me to...
