Geoff Palmer – Author

Dolly Parton’s indie deal

Despite her public persona, Dolly Parton is a savvy business-person, which probably explains a music career that’s now well into its sixth decade.

My late mother thought Gladly was rather a nice name for a bear, but as a child she could never[…]

The first page sells this book. The last page sells your next book. Mickey Spillane Frank Morrison Spillane, (1918-2006), better[…]

A few days ago, I received an enthusiastic email from a publisher I’d never heard of before. The phrasing is[…]

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“The large print giveth and the small print taketh away,” is a phrase that may well apply to what’s claimed[…]

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This seems appropriate after yesterday’s Isaac Asimov quote since Asimov cut his teeth writing for pulp magazines with covers like[…]