William C. Spears

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  • The Greg Sadler Review

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    Just like I don’t write a separate post for every interview I do on the book tour, I also don’t do one every time someone reviews my book. On the other hand, Dr. Sadler is different in that a) he’s a professional expert on my topic and b) he did both. Dr. Gregory Sadler, PhD…

  • Be Like the Purple Thread

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    Epictetus, Discourses 1.2: …that’s why, when Florus was considering whether he should attend Nero’s show to perform some part in it himself, Agrippinus said to him, “Go!” And when Florus asked him, “then why aren’t you going yourself?” he replied, “Because I’ve never even considered it. For as soon as anyone begins to consider such…

  • Reflections in a Barnes & Noble

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    I’d been warned by plenty of experienced writers that a debut book release is rarely the big, cinematic moment you imagine. They were right. Instead of a triumphant launch day, I’ve had delayed ship dates, understocking issues, and even a little product misplacement for good measure. There wasn’t really a “release day” at all—just this…

  • Military Publishers

    Military Publishers

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    Over the past year, as I’ve stumbled my way through the publication of my first book, I’ve learned more about the military publishing world than I ever intended to. Much of it came through trial and error, awkward email exchanges, rejected proposals, and long conversations with people far more experienced than me. None of what…