Okay. I have been told that a blog is necessary for an author to build what is known now as a platform and that the construction of this platform should be done well in advance of the book launch. I’m forty-nine. I’ve never owned a cell phone. And I’m pretty certain that I’ve read somewhere that blogging was becoming antiquated years ago. But who doesn’t want a solid platform? I did what people do these days. I searched. I typed in something such as “what should a literary au

For anyone with an interest in independent publishing, the Santa Fe Writers Project might be of interest. http://sfwp.com/the-project/about/

For anyone interested in this sort of thing, here is Canadian poet Michael Dennis's brief and relatively recent review of Isn't It Romantic? http://michaeldennispoet.blogspot.com/2016/07/isnt-it-romantic-john-popielaski-texas.html