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I once tried to go the traditional publishing route. I acquired an agent on the strength of expanding a story from "Follow The Money" into a 400-page novel, and we submitted it publishers. It was gritty and humorous and several requested the full manuscript. But it had some problems and none of them bit.

I changed agents.

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 Chance Meeting  Theological Talk  Movie Review: Rocky Balboa  Zero Car Loyalty  The Last Milli Vanilli FanCopyright © Ross Cavins Blog [Why I Shunned Traditional Publishing], All Right Reserved. 2015.

I agonized for a while over what to do with Barry vs The Apocalypse . And finally, I made a decision.

I'm going to run my first Kickstarter campaign!

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 Zero Car Loyalty  Fat Chance  A Legacy of Humor  Warm Milk and Oatmeal Creme Pies  Dirty Pickles (May 29, 2007)Copyright © Ross Cavins Blog [Barry vs The Apocalypse], All Right Reserved. 2015.

It’s been a while since I updated my website. I figure it’s time because a lot has happened in my life. Personal, professional, and unprofessional. So let’s get started. In January of 2014, I got divorced. Again. For the third time. I know, I know. Wtf? Believe me, nobody ever gets married thinking they’re going […]

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 Dirty Pickles (May 28, 2007)  On Scrivel: Time For The Great Pumpkin  Overs vs. Unders: The Great Toilet Paper Debate  The Bathroom Chair  Old Clothing RouletteCopyright © Ross Cavins Blog [Two Years Later], All Right Reserved. 2014.

I haven’t done an update in a while, because I’ve been busy with several projects. Besides trying to grow my computer business (anyone need a website?!?!) and working on a new ending for my book On The Run (my agent told me mine was ‘outdated’ and to make it ‘more modern,’ whatever that means), I’ve […]

Tags:  color book, color bookblock, funny, humor, lightning source, publishing, rcg publishing, rodney lacroix, Ross Cavins, self-publishing, small publisher, things go wrong for me




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 Movie Review: Blood Diamond (2006)  America's Next Ripoff  The Special Cookies  I Blame the Gremlins  Dirty Pickles (Jun 27, 2007)Copyright © Ross Cavins Blog [What I've Been Up To Lately], All Right Reserved. 2014.

I haven't done an update in a while, because I've been busy with several projects. Besides trying to grow my...

EBookMall.com has put on a contest called, “America’s Next Author.” A long-time friend of mine sent it my way as something I might be interested in. I thought, why not? So I looked into it. But this writing contest is not just any writing contest. This one’s different. This one has me trying to be […]

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 Yard Sale Fever  An American in Germany: Day Four (Chilling Out)  The Greatest TV Intro Ever  Stealing Our Tennis  The Greatest Condiment Ever Invented: KetchupCopyright © Ross Cavins Blog [America's Next Ripoff], All Right Reserved. 2014.

EBookMall.com has put on a contest called, "America's Next Author." A long-time friend of mine sent it my way as...

It’s official; I’m signed! Paula Munier of the Talcott Notch Literary has deemed me worthy as a writer and is willing to take a chance on me. This is bigger than you can begin to comprehend. I know what you’re thinking: So. You have an agent. Have you sold anything yet? No? Have you made […]

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 What 37 Means To Me  Resume Tips  The Time Warner Debacle  Dirty Pickles (Jun 5, 2007)  Old Clothing RouletteCopyright © Ross Cavins Blog [I Signed With An Agent!], All Right Reserved. 2014.

It's official; I'm signed! Paula Munier of the Talcott Notch Literary has deemed me worthy as a writer and is...

I ran to the grocery store today to get some onions for the homemade spaghetti sauce I’m making for dinner, and the trip took me by a Hardees restaurant. The guy behind the counter was obviously on his first day. Let me try to recreate the experience for you … The group in line before […]

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