Monthly Archives: May 2014

Because eBooks do get judged by their Covers

If you’ve been checking out my eBooks page from time to time, you may have noticed an update to some (okay, most) of my book cover designs. As it turns out, eye-catchy covers do matter. From everything one reads, people do judge an eBook or any book they buy online by its cover, and the […]

May 9, 2014 – 5:16 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in News | Comments (2)

When to start the story? In mid-stride!

I like to start my stories in the middle of the action. No setting descriptions. No background. No lengthy inner dialog. I just jump headlong into it and hang on to see what happens. I don’t know if this is the right way to start a story, but it appeals to me personally. When I […]

May 7, 2014 – 8:15 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Novels | Tagged , | Comments Off on When to start the story? In mid-stride!

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May 6, 2014 – 11:26 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Sign up for the Eduardo Suastegui newsletter

Does BRAND matter for the writer/author?

Back when I was chasing success in the photography business, I ran across a lot of discussions about BRAND (yes, I need to shout it, sorry). Yes, everyone claimed. You need it in order to be a successful artist. My issue with the concept? There seem to be as many definitions of BRAND as there […]

May 5, 2014 – 5:33 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Essays | Comments Off on Does BRAND matter for the writer/author?

When the story writes itself

I’m having a lot of fun pounding out the first draft of Decisive Moment. I love it when it works like this, all the details falling into place as I type, the characters coming to live and interacting and/or going at each other all on their own, and all I have to do is keep […]

May 3, 2014 – 7:15 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Novels | Comments Off on When the story writes itself