C.D. Stowell's Blog

Since the beginning of 2024, the e-book version of New Old World has had a new distributor — Draft2Digital (D2D).  This was the result of Smashwords merging with D2D, with Smashwords continuing on as a retail partner only.  While the … Continue reading →

It’s been two months since New Old World was placed on the New Arrivals shelf at Annie Bloom’s Books in Portland. And for the last month the book has been essentially unseen. First there was safe browsing, then browsing gave way … Continue reading →

I have a tableful of freshly printed books ready for ordering! This run of New Old World includes a more scuff-resistant cover as well as an ISBN and barcode so it can be sold in retail locations. The first run of … Continue reading →

A happy new addition to my blog is the Buy Now button you can see to the right. New Old World can now be purchased using either PayPal or most credit cards! The price is $25, which includes shipping. It’s … Continue reading →

This blog came into being when I self-published New Old World as an e-book in late 2016. Since then I’ve discussed the mechanics of formatting and publishing an e-book, the vicissitudes of bringing a digital work to the attention of … Continue reading →

Isn’t it the dream of every author to have her work available in the local library? My first book, Faces of a Reservation, is safely ensconced on many library shelves around the country, an especially good thing now that it’s out of print. … Continue reading →

There are many layers to New Old World that can be missed on first reading, so I’ve created a new discussion guide for readers who want to dig a little deeper. Questions about style and structure, as well as characters and … Continue reading →

First there were vanity presses, a pejorative term if there ever was one.  Any writer with enough money could pay to have their manuscripts edited, typeset, and printed by “presses” (for-profit companies) that stroked authors’ egos to get their business—and … Continue reading →

I’m turning this post over to my readers, so they can tell you what they enjoyed about New Old World. Even though they’re mostly friends, their words were unsolicited and unscripted—just people speaking from the heart.  Sharing these reviews might help … Continue reading →

One nice feature of Smashwords is the self-interview that authors can add to their profiles.  Smashwords provides default questions, but authors can make up their own, or do a mix. I chose to use primarily my own questions, because I … Continue reading →