Sketches from the Spanish Mustang Blog Tour

There’s been some confusion as to what I’m asking of people when I say “can you host a day for the Sketches from the Spanish Mustang Blog Tour?” To be more specific, all I’m asking (and this is not new to those who have hosted other tours or guest posts before) is that you post a topic (which I will write) from the list below on the day specified. I, in turn, will make sure to drive traffic to your site and you, in turn, will get a copy of Sketches from the Spanish Mustang in whatever electronic format you prefer.

Pretty simple?

Here’s the list (those topics that are bolded and italicized are those days already spoken for).

To read more and to leave a comment please visit:

http://bxwretlind.com/blog/2012/06/09/sketches-from-the-spanish-mustang-blog-tour/

Guest Post by a Future Published Author, Assuming I Can Convince Him to Use His Powers for Good

The following post is from a friend I used to (distantly) work with when I lived in Hawaii: James Ferguson (nicknamed "Fergie).  James has always expressed an interest in writing, philosophical thought and is entering a new phase of his life.

I asked if he'd like to post these recent thoughts of his here to get a little more visibility because a) I think it speaks volumes of who we are (which is relative to my work), b) his theories and conjectures are good kindling for story ideas, and c) I really want to encourage him use his talents for good. (Or evil, really. Whatever it takes to make him use his talents.)

I've taken the liberty (with Fergie's permission) to edit this, because . . . well . . . I like to edit things.

To read more, click on the link below. You can also leave a comment there. 

http://bxwretlind.com/blog/2012/06/07/guest-post-by-a-future-published-author-assuming-i-can-convince-him-to-use-his-powers-for-good/

I Hate Myself

For some reason I have this nagging sense of failure or of pending failure.


Of course, it likely has to do with the July 1st release of Sketches from the Spanish Mustang. This isn’t my first rodeo (as my current boss likes to say), but regardless of the number of books you release, feelings come and go like waves. They crash against the rocky shore then retreat to points in the ocean you can only see when you squint. If you turn your back, however, the waves return.


Fear.


Depression.


Alienation.

To read more, click on the link below. You can also leave a comment there. 

http://bxwretlind.com/blog/2012/06/05/i-hate-myself/

Marketing Strategies for the Inept (Like Me)

I've been working very hard in the last few weeks to finalize a marketing strategy for Sketches from the Spanish Mustang that might work. I say "might," because--if you've followed this blog for long--you know that I'm a failure when it comes to doing what you're supposed to do.

So, I took a look at all the various ways to market a book prior to actually releasing it, and I've come up with a strategy that "might" work. Again, there's that word.

To read more, click on the link below. You can also leave a comment there.

http://bxwretlind.com/blog/2012/05/29/marketing-strategies-for-the-inept-like-me/

My Memorial Day Thoughts by Benjamin X. Wretlind

I don't have many friends--never have--and when one passes, it takes a toll on who I am, like a piece ripped out by the lion of time who ravages our souls.  Nathan J. Nylander was a friend, and during the time I spent with him in Arizona in the late 1990's and again in Hawaii after he became an officer, I felt better about myself.

That's what friends do.

To read more, click on the link below. You can also leave a comment there. 



 http://bxwretlind.com/blog/2012/05/28/my-memorial-day-thoughts/