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Author: Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

Sometimes loud, formerly poet, always opinionated. He/Him. Guy LeCharles Gonzalez is primarily a marketer by day, but he's worn many other hats over the years. This is his personal website reflecting his personal thoughts and opinions, some of which may have evolved over time. YMMV.

Are Publishers Too White to Survive? Who Cares!

Posted on October 9, 2009December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

A recent meeting with two Caucasian well-respected literary agent friends of mine cemented that concern when one announced, “We’re all…

Posted in MediaTagged Marketing, Rant, Self-Publishing10 Comments on Are Publishers Too White to Survive? Who Cares!

Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

via youtube.com This, Maya Azucena’s acoustic version of Hallelujah, and the entire Cowboy Junkies Trinity Sessions album, are the most…

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8 Marketing Posts for Proactive Writers

Posted on October 7, 2009December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

There’s been a notable spike in new traffic here lately, partly from Twitter and partly from the blog being favorably…

Posted in MediaTagged Marketing, Platform, Self-Publishing2 Comments on 8 Marketing Posts for Proactive Writers

Feminista!’s List of 100 Best Works by Women Writers

Posted on October 7, 2009December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

I did so much better with the BBC top 100 list that included all those children’s books and titles by…

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New Media’s Credibility Problem

Posted on October 6, 2009December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

By offering consumers a low cost digital product, the economics of ebooks create a virtuous, self-reinforcing cycle. The low price…

Posted in MediaTagged Ebooks, Marketing, New Media, Rant4 Comments on New Media’s Credibility Problem

Motivational Cliches Aren’t Business Models

Posted on October 4, 2009October 9, 2009 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

“If the people who make the decisions are the people who will also bear the consequences of those decisions, perhaps…

Posted in MediaTagged Ebooks, Meme, New Media, Rant28 Comments on Motivational Cliches Aren’t Business Models

6Qs: Richard Eoin Nash, Social Publisher

Posted on September 29, 2009December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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“Basically, the best-selling five hundred books each year will likely be published much like Little Brown publishes James Patterson, on…

Posted in MediaTagged 6Qs, Community, Interview, Marketing24 Comments on 6Qs: Richard Eoin Nash, Social Publisher

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Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

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